Natural History Museum
Who Made the First Stone Tool Kits?
A nearly three-million-year-old butchering site packed with animal bones, stone implements and molars from our early ancestors reignites the debate
Twenty-Three Smithsonian Shows to See in 2023
A rare Bible, George Clinton's colorful wig, Disney World history and Japanese ghosts debut this year
Genetic Mutations Could Help Lizards Survive City Life
Urban Puerto Rican crested anoles show genetic changes related to immune function, metabolism and limb and skin development
These Gorgeous Photos Capture Life Inside a Drop of Seawater
A passion for the infinitesimal leads a photographer to discover the countless creatures that live unseen in the ocean
Why Did the American Colonies Keep Their British Names After the Revolution?
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Fourteen Discoveries Made About Human Evolution in 2022
Smithsonian paleoanthropologists reveal the year’s most riveting findings about our close relatives and ancestors
Paleontologists May Have Solved the Mystery Behind a Prehistoric Reptile Graveyard
Ichthyosaur mothers likely migrated to the site to give birth
The Ghosts Who Haunt the Smithsonian
Mysterious tales head up podcast offerings for late October and November
Rare ‘Mummified Dinosaur’ Formed in an Unexpected Way
The prehistoric reptile's skin may have been preserved by scavengers, research suggests
Cleopatra’s Iconoclastic Sculptor Was Her Own Kind of Queen
Smithsonian podcasts delve into the life of Edmonia Lewis, how astronauts sleep, the evolution of the human brain; and drop in on painter Kay WalkingStick
Scientists Discover Bug-Eating Reptile That Lived Among Dinosaurs
Delicate fossil reveals a cousin of the modern tuatara
Why Can We See the Moon During the Day? And More Questions From Our Readers
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The 50-Million-Year-Old Treasures of Fossil Lake
In a forbidding Wyoming desert, scientists and fortune hunters search for the surprisingly intact remains of horses and other creatures that lived long ago
Scientists Find Most Complete Atlantic Gray Whale Skeleton Ever
The fossil, uncovered in North Carolina, shows signs of butchering
Giant 'Murder' Hornet Has Landed at the Natural History Museum
After scientists studied the invasive insect, visitors are getting a first look at the fierce creature that could wreak havoc on U.S. agriculture
This Is the Oldest Human-Made Object in the Smithsonian Collections
Roughly two million years ago, simple items like the Kanjera tool sparked a revolution in the way humans lived
Why Was Purple the Color of Royalty? And More Questions From Our Readers
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The Lost Story of Lexington, the Record-Breaking Thoroughbred, Races Back to Life
For her latest novel “Horse,” the Pulitzer-prize winning author Geraldine Brooks found inspiration in the Smithsonian collections
Why Do Only Men's Bicycles Have Crossbars? And More Questions From Our Readers
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Could Ants, Termites and Fishes Make Humans Better Farmers?
Scientists are now revealing the agricultural expertise that other species have cultivated for tens of millions of years
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