In the decades since the end of the cherished newspaper strip, audiences continue to find reasons to chuckle and cheer over Charlie Brown’s gang | Continue reading
Harriet Bell Hayden is believed to have helped hundreds of people fleeing slavery from her Beacon Hill residence | Continue reading
You’ve got questions. We’ve got experts | Continue reading
Get into the winter spirit with these images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest | Continue reading
One of the smallest owls in North America, the northern saw-whet lives among us and is rarely seen—but one volunteer science project aims to find them and uncover their secrets year after year | Continue reading
The third president knew that the whims of nature shaped Americans' daily lives as farmers and enslavers | Continue reading
Before Alaska became an American state, Russia invaded and subjugated its people for fur trading | Continue reading
Many donors search their pockets for spare change, but some generous individuals are giving away historic coins worth thousands of dollars during the charity's annual fundraising campaign | Continue reading
Many New Yorkers feel attached to the instantly recognizable R46s, which debuted in the summer of 1975. Officials say their replacements will arrive by 2027 | Continue reading
The colorful wall paintings adorn Boston's Old North Church, which played a crucial role during Paul Revere's famed 1775 midnight ride | Continue reading
A beloved matriarch, 907F lived to be 11 years old, which is much longer than the average lifespan for gray wolves and a rare feat, even for those in the protected area of Yellowstone | Continue reading
A new exhibition spotlights the ways in which cultures around the world have sought answers in the face of uncertainty | Continue reading
On her beloved typewriters, the literary legend mapped out a course for the future of the genre | Continue reading
Descendants of people enslaved at the site are grappling with its complicated history while also honoring the region's rich culture | Continue reading
The German-born man was convicted of kidnapping and killing the son of pilot Charles Lindbergh | Continue reading
Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins | Continue reading
The 2,000-year-old military general figurine is the tenth of its kind to be excavated from the emperor Qin Shi Huang's tomb, which may hold up to 8,000 clay statues | Continue reading
Two studies came to a similar conclusion, highlighting a single, sustained event of mixing DNA. The findings could impact our understanding of when modern humans reached regions like East Asia and Australia | Continue reading
This year, the Institution collected everything from the stunning shell of an extinct cephalopod to a Blue Origin rocket booster | Continue reading
This year, the Institution collected everything from the stunning shell of an extinct cephalopod to a Blue Origin rocket booster | Continue reading
But the rate that we gather sensory data is 100 million times faster than our thought processes, making our brains champions at filtering information from our chaotic surroundings | Continue reading
From indestructible tardigrades to body-merging comb jellies, animals can teach humans so much about medicine, robotics, aging and survival | Continue reading
A new exhibition at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville will bring the food world of the late 19th century to its gallery walls | Continue reading
Since ancient times, a town on the Italian isle has marked the season with a grim costumed festival | Continue reading
Time balls date back to the early 19th century, when they signaled the time to passing sailors. Now they’re part of the pomp and circumstance of the new year | Continue reading
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is home to the USS "Cobia," a 312-foot-long vessel that completed six war patrols during World War II | Continue reading
Researchers estimate southern sea otters eat up to 120,000 European green crabs per year at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve | Continue reading
Keep your eyes on the sky this upcoming year for a chance to spot breathtaking meteor showers, a special view of Saturn and a blood-red moon | Continue reading
Researchers found evidence that early versions of syphilis-causing bacteria existed in the Americas long before the arrival of Columbus | Continue reading
Titled "The Age of Maturity," the artwork may reflect the sculptor's turbulent relationship with Auguste Rodin, her mentor and lover | Continue reading
An eagle enthusiast has been lobbying for the designation for years. On Christmas Eve, President Biden signed legislation making it official | Continue reading
How Emil Frey whipped up a smooth dairy sensation after two years of tinkering | Continue reading
The eighth president of the United States, the so-called little magician, saw political parties as the key to achieving power | Continue reading
The skyward show will produce many shooting stars from the evening of January 2 into the early morning hours of January 3—here’s how to make the most of the fleeting celestial event | Continue reading
On January 1, 2025, copyrights will expire for books, films, comic strips, musical compositions and other creative works from 1929, as well as sound recordings from 1924 | Continue reading
Officials thought the brand-new Iroquois Theater was fireproof and designed for maximum safety. The scope of the tragedy and the ensuing panic quickly proved them wrong | Continue reading
Smithsonian curators remember and honor the 39th president’s uncompromising idealism | Continue reading
The mass murder made sensational news at the time, but getting to the heart of the matter took a much deeper view of American history | Continue reading
Published on this day in 1973, "The Gulag Archipelago" drew on Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's experiences as a political dissident in a prison camp, but it left him deported and stateless for the next two decades | Continue reading
The origins of the decoration lie in Vienna’s 17th district, where the inventor’s descendants are still making them for collectors around the world | Continue reading
Daniel Bachman is on a mission to evoke Virginia’s past through strange medleys of sounds | Continue reading
The year's most exciting discoveries included musket balls fired in the early days of the American Revolution, a lost composition by Mozart and a medieval chess piece | Continue reading
Darwin was just 22 when he set out on a voyage that would change the way humanity understands itself and the natural world | Continue reading
The shells of the hawksbill sea turtle have been used for luxury items for centuries, but with the species now endangered, new technology is pinpointing where protections are needed most | Continue reading
Short sleepers cruise by on four to six hours a night and don’t seem to suffer ill effects | Continue reading
In the waterways connected to the Great Lakes, researchers uncover boats that tell the story of millennia of Indigenous history | Continue reading
Nearly a year after the controversial plans to replace six original windows were first announced, the French government unveils the winning plans by artist Claire Tabouret | Continue reading
With their arrival in America, the Beatles ushered in a new era of hyper-popular rock ’n’ roll music | Continue reading