Thought to be from a minor artist, this painting proved to be older and more significant than previously thought
For years patriots clamored for swatches of the enormous flag that raised spirits at “dawn’s early light”
Google Glass is just the latest in a long line of body-borne technologies designed to enhance our lives
A League of Its Own
Mont-Saint-Michel is trying an extreme makeover to save its dreamlike setting
How one marvelously preserved fossil sheds light on how the vertebrate invasion of land took place
The FAA will soon allow commercial drones to fly in U.S. airspace, but researchers have found that they aren’t seen as much of a nuisance at all
While captive in a Navy program, a beluga whale named Noc began to mimic human speech. What was behind his attempt to talk to us?
Ask Smithsonian: You asked, we answered
Artifacts now on loan to New York City's National September 11 Memorial and Museum tell the story in ways that words cannot
Flower sculptures and elaborate themed gardens are on display at London's annual Chelsea Flower Show
The snake was discovered on a remote Mexican island in the 1930s, but the notes of the famous naturalist who documented it were later called into question
Artist Will Cotton's painting <em>Cupcake Katy</em> goes on view at the National Portrait Galley to welcome the pop star to D.C.
In the Turkmenistan desert, a crater dubbed "The Door to Hell" has been burning for decades
A half century spent on, in, and around our most all-American body of water
A new report warns that rising sea levels could destroy many of the nation's important—and beloved—locations
High temperatures and black carbon from forest fires and fossil fuels combined to push the huge ice sheet over the edge
This outpost in the high north looks much as it did when it was abandoned in 1998, providing visitors with a glimpse into Soviet-era life and culture
Instead of holding its own global fest this year, Nerd Nite descended on our nation's capital.
The conference's first day ended with a bang—or should we say, a blast-off.
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