On this day in 1849, America lost an innovative, unique and utterly strange literary giant
Just how many different dinosaurs existed in North America during the end of the Cretaceous? It's a matter of huge debate
Albert Einstein called Emmy Noether a "creative mathematical genius"
A recurring series about movie theaters of the past
A pair of tiny mammals emerge from their nest fully grown at the Zoo
These five Nobelists have made food safer or more available, or increased our knowledge of it
Understand how the U.S. courts system has affected Native Americans, learn about the science of balloons and take in a Chinese film at the Freer gallery
The latest Watch List from the World Monuments Fund cites 67 invaluable places in need of attention, in some cases protection from tourists
The extraordinary career of the entrepreneur is chronicled in the Smithsonian collections
The innovator wasn't just this generation's Thomas Edison, he was also its Walt Disney
As a way of working, it's wide-open, competitive, nit-picky and nerve-wracking; it's outright warfare
The truck came by slowly and a spotlight swept the river bottom. "My God—they're hunting me!"
The quarry wall strewn with hundreds of bones representing some of the most famous dinosaurs is now open to the public again
Burglary, felony theft, criminal mischief, abusing a corpse—last month alone was rife with food-related crimes and convictions
The British monarch was present when a solicitor demonstrated one of the earliest audio recording devices. But did she really say "tomatoes"?
Date night at the Smithsonian, grab your special someone and head out to these after-hours events
A film series examines how movies make use of science
NASA and the Defense Department want scientists to start dreaming the next impossible dream: Exploring another solar system
The sign makes me smile every time. It was made when the massive sauropod dinosaurs were thought to spend most of their time in water
Paula Deen, Colonel Sanders, the Swedish Chef—the food world is rife with costume potential
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