These three females will help the zoo develop a diverse elephant herd like those found in the wild
National Harbor's newest attraction offers sweeping views of the Potomac River and an LED light show
In paintings, photos, music, videos and poetry, contemporary artists intrepret the flag that bravely waved above Fort McHenry
The first annual World Migratory Fish Day is making a splash with hundreds of outdoor, fish-centric events
Researchers at the University of Illinois are developing material that will “bleed” to heal damage on hard-to-repair objects.
'The Children of Syria,' a documentary photography exhibition on display in Washington, presents a stark case of the challenges refugees confront
Photographs of the abandoned battlefields reveal the trenches’ scars still run deep
Thirty-five years after the arcade game hit it big, its impact is still felt nationwide
From fufu to omo tuo, Ghanaian immigrants are adding their own distinctive flavor to the New York City borough
Whistler’s mother is a superstar. But the painter’s dad has languished in obscurity—until now
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
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