Thousands of years ago, Chinese musicians worked with foundry technicians to cast matched sets of bronze bells of different sizes to produce a range of tones. They developed oval-shaped bells that, ...

Chemical signals help determine whether daughters remain and work for the queen or leave to establish nests of their own ...

The Smithsonian will welcome families and kids of all ages to celebrate America’s 250th birthday year during Family Day, a ...

Overview of the excavated track surface with a mix of deeper hippopotamus and antelope footprints and shallower hominin tracks visible. Kay Behrensmeyer, Smithsonian. Ancient footprints preserved ...

The Smithsonian announced today that it has extended its special exhibition “American Aspirations” through Monday, Aug. 10 when the Smithsonian will celebrate its 180th annive ...

A team of scientists led by researchers with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and Texas A&M University recently uncovered genetic traces of ancient migration in DNA from avocados ...

Conserving the history of Jim Henson's Muppets. Icky Gunk. Moldy Hay. Kermit. You might recognize one of these names. Before Kermit joined Miss Piggy and Big Bird, he was kicking it with Sam and ...

The National Portrait Gallery announces the late-afternoon program “A Study in Form: Asawa, Noguchi & Frankenthaler,” choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess, former choreograp ...

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James Brown set the standard for dynamic live performance in American music. Inspired by preachers in the Black church, Brown started out singing in gospel quartets. As the "Godfather of Soul," he ...

Discover women writers who have made a mark on American history and culture. Learn about Phillis Wheatly, who in 1773 was the first African American to have a book published. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s ...

Edward S. Curtis (1868–1952) left an enduring mark on the history of photography in his 20-volume life's work, The North American Indian. Between 1900 and 1930, Curtis traveled across the continent ...