The director made the decision after talking with members of the Guerrilla Girls, an activist group that combats discrimination in the art world
It marked the first time in the tower's long life that it was was closed for repair.
The painter’s erotically charged cookbook is getting a rare reprinting
The tiny birds spend about ten months of the year in the air almost without a break
Refugees hoping to cross to the U.K. are being bussed from a makeshift camp near Calais to reception centers around France
Was a young Earth old enough to support life 3.7 billion years ago?
A Brooklyn-based artist strives to create emotional connections with the looming threat of climate change.
The ports in southern California are cleaning up their act, but what will it take to ship cargo with no emissions?
Scientists can learn a surprising amount about an animal just by analyzing its poop
Researchers in search of a faster, cheaper way to engineer human tissue found success in traditional textile production methods.
The U.S. Air Force is working to recreate a Cold War stronghold
The 14-acre expansion will feature battles and the Millennium Falcon
The Institution is looking to crowdfund projects that will further its mission of increasing and diffusing knowledge
A lab figured out how to hear the rare talking dolls without damaging the original recordings
A Smithsonian-connected scientist is accused of failing to properly disclose his backers
The traveling exhibition needs a hashtag. What will it be?
The search for achievement and meaning at the end of a decade increases suicide and cheating, too
A new, special issue of <em>Smithsonian</em> magazine attempts the impossible: to list out the most significant people in United States history
Massive sand dunes, Lake Michigan shoreline, northern hardwood
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