The nation's doctor is awarded the Great Americans Medal by the National Museum of American History in virtual ceremony
Free blacks cared for the sick even as their lives were imperiled
The sagas suggest she settled in Newfoundland and eventually made eight crossings of the North Atlantic Sea
Sea levels rising and falling over hundreds of thousands of years may have helped build the oceanic structures
Multi-part courses, studio arts classes and virtual study tours produced by the world’s largest museum-based educational program
Opening soon in the storyteller's hometown of Odense, Denmark, the museum allows visitors to experience his multilayered stories
New research is causing scientists to rethink how polynyas—massive openings in the sea ice—are formed
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives invites you to a series of four Adopt-a-Book Salons in March and April
These March releases elevate overlooked stories and offer insights on oft-discussed topics
After the arachnids drop their tails, poop backs up until it kills them, but before that it can affect pregnancy
Housewives' essential role in health care is coming to light as more recipe books from the pre-Industrial Revolution era are digitized
The National Museum of African American History and Culture offers service and tips for genealogy efforts
An activist, writer, doctor and intellectual, James McCune Smith, born enslaved, directed his talents to the eradication of slavery
Smithsonian scientist John Grant says we have to know what to look for and where to go on the planet for evidence
A powerful outdoor exhibition amplifies a message of "pride, tenacity and possibility"
A hardworking nurse envisioned a new way to know who was at the door
The front lines of a terrible epidemic, through the eyes of a young doctor profoundly touched by tragedy
Three new (and particularly challenging) aspects of the Mars 2020 mission that distinguishes it from previous missions
We must use the lessons of the past to help our country grow and move forward
An unfinished Civil War memorial became an allegory for peace—and a scene of insurrection
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