In the 1950s and 1960s, Don Herbert broadcast some of the most mesmerizing, and kooky, science experiments from his garage
Curators are betting high-tech playtime will turn today’s kids into tomorrow’s engineering visionaries
Artist Hiram Powers earned fame and fortune for his beguiling sculpture, but how he crafted it might have proved even more shocking
Visitors to the Smithsonian's new Spark!Lab are challenged to solve problems with ingenuity and a pile of off-the-shelf items
With a patent to her name and more likely on the way, the 15-year-old has made it her mission to inspire young innovators
We must continue the struggle against present-day agricultural production and labor practices, says the director of the Smithsonian’s Latino Center
Coin collectors, and trinket lovers welcome back the National Numismatic Collections to its splendid new gallery at the American History Museum
Iceland, the land of fire and ice, brings vivid focus to the raw power of a geophysically active Earth
After collecting real-time data from the sun, two astrophysicists got to tinkering with video game components and the outcome is breathtaking
A new show at the Cooper Hewitt reveals the process behind designer Thomas Heatherwick's projects
More than 70 artifacts, from an artificial heart to an Etch A Sketch, grace the entryway to the American History Museum's new innovation wing
Artist Jeremy Sutton painted on his iPad while musicians performed and visitors played virtual reality games at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
The broad and sometimes difficult history of business in the U.S., its rogues, heros, successes and failures, is the dynamic story in a new exhibition
Author Norton Juster says one boon to his magical writing is that he was born with synesthesia and hears colors
Scientific discoveries and faraway voyages inspired fantastic tales—and a new Smithsonian exhibition
A new exhibition explains why the everyday objects of today and the recent past are so important to understanding who we are
David Adjaye, architect of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, approaches building design as creating "fabric"
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Inca Road
For a new exhibition, a Smithsonian curator conducted oral histories with contemporary indigenous cultures to recover lost Inca traditions
The sounds, graphic art and the mestizo lifestyle that goes with the music is the latest revolt of the Peruvian masses
With magnificent hand carvings, artisans craft stories of celebration and tragedy into dried gourds—a tradition practiced for more than 4,000 years
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