The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced the 2025 Portrait of a Nation Award honorees. Established in 2015, ...

Rising temperatures could tip the scale in an underground battle that has raged for millennia. In the soils of Earth’s ...

This plain suit would have created a stark contrast between Franklin and those in the elaborate dress typical of the opulent ...

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) is launching a nationwide strategic investment in the future of rural ...

The Smithsonian will celebrate the role that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have played in American culture. AANHPI Heritage Month this May features interactive events, family ...

Cellphones put the power of the world at our fingertips and it's all made possible by rocks formed millions of years ago, deep underground.