Located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the museum is free and open 364 days a year (closed Dec. 25). The ...

At the Smithsonian's National Zoo commissary kitchen, every ingredient has a purpose. Some meals are measured down to the ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art will present the exhibition “James McNeill Whistler,” uniting the London-based ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) today announced “The Reunion,” its 10th-anniversary commemoration, featuring a series of multi-day celebrations and ...

When Faced With Too Many Mating Calls, Female Treefrogs Take Longer To Decide or Abandon the Search Altogether When shopping for a new appliance, choosing a movie to watch or even ordering a cup of ...

Boo at the Zoo returns Oct. 16, 17 and 18 for trick-or-treating and not-so-spooky entertainment that the whole family can ...

May 20–21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh made his famous solo, non-stop transatlantic flight in the Spirit of St. Louis. Philo T. Farnsworth transmitted the first electronic TV image, physicist Heisenberg ...

On Saturday, Aug. 22, and Sunday, Aug. 23, three Smithsonian museums on the National Mall will be located within the Freedom 250 Grand Prix’s ticketed-access zones, known as Stripes and Stars ...

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Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...

History of Detroit and Wayne County and early Michigan; a chronological cyclopedia of the past and present. Introd. by James M. Babcock ...

"One of the world's leading experts on horse evolution traces the origins, evolution, and diversification of the equines." "Long domesticated, related to rhinoceroses, and descended from a creature ...