The adaptation of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel reimagines the eponymous trail to freedom as an actual train track
Prisoners in WWII Japanese incarceration camps were still American, and took part in the great American pastime
The National Museum of Natural History’s herbarium is helping botanists research climate-driven changes in plants, their biology and their abundance
Psychologist Susan Turk Charles talks about findings that reveal the elderly have higher emotional well-being
During the summer of 2020, the Archives of American Art conducted 85 interviews with artists, teachers, curators and administrators
Udvar-Hazy visitors can watch conservators give the film prop a careful exam before it goes on view in 2022
Ophthalmologist Patricia Bath worked to bring healthcare to underserved communities and teach girls about STEM
They lacked the gargantuan size and spikes of the species museums often celebrate, but these species are how paleontologists learn about the Mesozoic
The A.I.-powered installation, a hallmark of the Smithsonian's upcoming "Futures" show, promises something never seen or experienced before
A short list of the amazing changes and behaviors that transform both humans and animals on the journey of motherhood
Bonnethead sharks swam in the direction of their home waters when placed in a tank charged with an electromagnetic field
Aerodrome No. 5 had to be launched by catapult on the Potomac River on May 6, 1896, but it flew unpiloted 3,300 feet
The unearthing of a tiny child suggests Africa’s Stone Age humans sometimes practiced funerary rites and had symbolic thoughts about death
With bright paint jobs and bouncy hydraulics, the 'low and slow' rides are an expression of cultural identity for the city's Mexican American community
What will animals think of the impending bug buffet?
Paleobiologists use fossil plants to reconstruct Earth’s past climate and inform climate change research today.
Often remembered for his artful management of legendary jazz musicians, but Granz also saw the potential for themusic to combat racial inequality
As the U.S. anticipates a vaccinated summer, historians say measuring the impact of the 1918 influenza on the uproarious decade that followed is tricky
Stream online multi-part courses, studio arts classes and virtual study tours in these offerings from the Smithsonian Associates
Because we call could use a vacation right now
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