Natural History Museum
These Ten Brilliant Portraits Illuminate Ocean Creatures' Nighttime Antics
Blackwater photographer Steven Kovacs takes spectacular shots of marine animals, helping scientists study tiny larval fish
Amazing Fossil Preserves Teenage Tyrannosaur’s Last Meal
Stomach contents from a juvenile Gorgosaurus reveal it feasted on small, bird-like species 75 million years ago
Male Mosquitoes May Have Once Sucked Blood, Amber Fossils Suggest
Today, only female mosquitoes feed on the blood of animals, while males are satisfied with plant juices
Smithsonian Scholars Recommend Their Favorite Books of 2023
Curators and staffers satisfied their endless curiosity with novels, short stories, biographies, art collections and journalistic reporting
How to See NASA's Bennu Asteroid Sample in Person
A tiny piece of the space rock made its public debut at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, as scientists study the rest of the sample
Ancient Whales Were the Biggest and Smallest of Their Kind to Ever Roam the Oceans
New discoveries show how whale diversity exploded after the dinosaurs disappeared
Can Every Living Thing Be Traced to a Single Cell? And More Questions From Our Readers
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Two Million Years Ago, This Homo Erectus Lived the High Life
Dating of a child's fossilized jaw and teeth suggest our relatives lived at altitude earlier than once thought
One Million Years Ago, Our Human Relatives May Have Challenged Giant Hyenas for Carcasses
Groups of hominins might have successfully scavenged large kills, new modeling finds
How a Smithsonian Curator Discovered the Hope Diamond’s Many Secrets
The storied past of the 45.52-carat sapphire-blue gemstone hails back to the days before the French Revolution
How an Orca Skeleton Made Its Way From Florida to the Smithsonian
Washed up in a rare stranding event, the newly collected specimen will offer rich exploration for researchers
Could Humans Survive Unprotected Outside of Earth's Atmosphere for Even Ten Seconds?
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Why 'Hot Springs' Draw the World's Largest Gathering of Deep-Sea Octopuses
Some 20,000 octopuses congregate near an inactive underwater volcano off California's coast, using heat from thermal springs to hatch their eggs faster
Fossil of Tiny, Extinct Whale Discovered in Egypt, Named for King Tut
The species was around the size of a bottlenose dolphin and thrived 41 million years ago
DNA Links 42,000 Living People to Enslaved and Free African Americans Buried in Maryland
The research, initiated by the local African American community, could be a roadmap for future genealogy studies
This Massive Extinct Whale May Be the Heaviest Animal That Ever Lived
The newly discovered behemoth could unseat the blue whale for the title, but scientists can only make educated guesses about its weight
How Cellphones Connect Us All
A new Natural History Museum exhibition explores how the devices link us to Earth and to a network of people worldwide involved in their supply chain
Our Human Relatives Butchered and Ate Each Other 1.45 Million Years Ago
Telltale marks on a bone from an early human’s leg could be the earliest evidence of cannibalism
The 15 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2023
From an ultramarathon capital in the Rockies to a laid-back village in the Florida Keys, these vibrant towns are calling your name
Is This Endangered Orchid the Last of Its Kind?
Contemplating the portentous history and uncertain fate of an exceptionally rare flower
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