A buoy recorded the wave in the Southern Ocean last week | Continue reading
Even the most remarkable fossil find means nothing if scientists aren’t ready to see it for what it is | Continue reading
And what it can teach us about the second | Continue reading
By digging in ancient toilets, researchers uncovered genetic material that tells of past diets and diseases | Continue reading
Although he 'spoke' German, the vaudevillian canine captured the heart of the nation | Continue reading
In an era of personalized medicine, not including minorities in genetic studies has real-world health impacts | Continue reading
Once a feral resource for planters, the stone fruit got a marketing makeover in the late 19th century—and a boost from the segregated labor market | Continue reading
An art historian explains how he uses 'facial recognition' to unlock architectural secrets | Continue reading
A gold rush of fossil-finding is turning China into the new epicenter of paleontology | Continue reading
The answer to the question, says a Smithsonian researcher, is more about why we dig, than how low you can go | Continue reading
New research posits it is one of the oldest-known examples of monumental art | Continue reading
Both require economy and precision—and each perspective can enhance the other | Continue reading
The ‘greatest pandemic in history’ was 100 years ago – but many of us still get the basic facts wrong | Continue reading
From Norway to Alaska, here's where to see members of Santa's herd in person | Continue reading
A 1963 protest placard in the Smithsonian collections could almost be mistaken for any of the Black Lives Matter marches of today | Continue reading
Energetic Teddy was a hiking fanatic—follow his trail on these trips | Continue reading
It’s time for Mary Golda Ross to be remembered as an aerospace pioneer | Continue reading
As the Trump administration seeks to fill a vacancy on the Court, a look back at the forgotten mid-19th century battles over the judiciary | Continue reading
From rocket gardens to tumbleweeds, here are some of the most imaginative holiday trees in the United States | Continue reading
"Rigged" may not be the way to describe them, but there were definitely some shenanigans happening | Continue reading
He was the first African American athlete to light the cauldron that burns during the Games | Continue reading
This year, visitors will find a clear plastic covering protecting the fragile marble headstone | Continue reading
Control of the federal city was long dictated by Congress until residents took a stand beginning in the 1960s | Continue reading
Expensive, heavy, non-functioning and a little scary looking, the doll created by America's hero-inventor was a commercial flop | Continue reading
The rock star, who died on October 6 at age 65, said that perfection is boring and mistakes are the "most exciting element of music" | Continue reading
On July 31, 1971, Al Worden performed the first deep-space extra-vehicular activity. "No one in all of history" saw what he saw that day | Continue reading
Who needs a ball? Cities get creative on New Year's Eve by dropping objects that reflect local products and culture | Continue reading
Bat tourism might sound creepy, but it may be the best way to help bat conservation around the world | Continue reading
This wearable spacecraft let humans take one giant leap away from Earth | Continue reading
The game show host, who died yesterday at age 80, donated items to the Smithsonian in 2013 | Continue reading
Pizza and pasta are pretty obviously out, but what are the other no-nos? | Continue reading
The era of color-coded political parties is more recent than you might think | Continue reading
As the two parties shift their conventions to be mostly virtual, we look at those conventions that made a difference in the country’s political history | Continue reading
The sports superstar and humanitarian transcended baseball's borders | Continue reading
Two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, American slavery came to an end and a celebration of freedom was born | Continue reading
Milton Glaser's 1966 poster of a folk-rock icon captured the psychadelic dazzle of the flower-power era | Continue reading
Jesse Jackson, Nina Simone, B.B. King and 100,000 spectators gathered for a concert worth remembering | Continue reading
Taking 'Best in Show' at the Northern Plains Tribal Art Show, the 2002 beadwork tableau is held in the collections of the American Indian Museum | Continue reading
On any battlefield, he struck the mystic chords of memory | Continue reading
Paul Thek's haunting sculpture looks beyond the pomp of traditional battle memorials | Continue reading
A red sweater in the Smithsonian collections was the trademark of kindness and caring in the indelible 'Mr. Rogers Neighborhood' | Continue reading
Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul is a scheme made famous by Charles Ponzi. Who was this crook whose name graces this scam? | Continue reading