Galangal is a rhizome in the same family as ginger, which it resembles in appearance and, to some degree, flavor
Smithsonian magazine photo editor Molly Roberts is among the many Institution employees with work on view in this exhibit
Slasher is a turkey—give me Suchomimus, Acrocanthosaurus or Cryolophosaurus any day
Today at the Folklife Festival: Colombia, The Peace Corps, and Rhythm and Blues
Since it opened on July 1, 1976, the museum has hosted a grand total of 303,674,128 visitors
The first tropical storm of 2011 is a reminder to prepare for potential disasters
Pairing beer with savory foods is what most of us traditionally do. But who's to say you can't find beers fit for a dessert course?
It seems as though the film might have been exhibiting camp tendencies back in 1956, too
To me, it looks like the dinosaur is trying to do a Kool-Aid Man impression: Oh Yeah!
Seven D.C. interns tackled a challenging task: visiting 17 Smithsonian museums located in Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia in one day
We've all used a fishy metaphor in the past, but use the wrong one and you can look pretty stupid
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Nakhla meteorite falling to Earth. See and touch this piece of Mars at the Natural History Museum
Entomophagy—the fancy Latin term for eating insects—is beginning to catch on in the Western Hemisphere
The site became a must-see dinosaur landmark in 1957, and in a few months, visitors will once again be able to see the spectacular quarry wall
James Smithson died June 27, 1829, setting in motion a series of circuitous events that would lead to the eventual creation of the Smithsonian Institution
Contrary to a snarky review, this monograph is one of the most important works ever published in the history of vertebrate paleontology
I was horrified to see the world's creepiest menagerie of alien-looking sea creatures wandering through my walk-in
Guitarist Vernon Reid takes on a new project, the multimedia show, Artificial Afrika; see the performance at the Portrait Gallery this weekend
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