Researchers found that trees in Wisconsin that had become hosts to the eye-catching species hosted only half the fungal ...

Pictures of Belonging at the Smithsonian American Art Museum spotlights Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo, three ...

At the Smithsonian | July 18, 2025 12:35 p.m. NASA’s “Teacher in Space” added joy to many Americans’ lives and increased excitement for the future of spaceflight, though she never reached her ...

Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to whales. The long-term effects of these extractions remain uncertain ...

Neanderthals in two nearby caves used different techniques when butchering animal carcasses in what is now Israel, according ...

Two meteorites found in the Sahara show tantalizing similarities to the innermost planet, and while researchers say they are ...

In 1758, during the French and Indian War, the future president saved lives by stepping into the middle of a deadly skirmish in Pennsylvania ...

Pirates attacked the Portuguese warship, named the "Nossa Senhora do Cabo," and made off with many of the treasures the ship was transporting from India to Portugal ...

The symbolic artifact, which has been used for centuries during the coronations of Scottish and English monarchs, is on display at the Perth Museum ...

Paleontologists have discovered what appears to be one of the largest dinosaur courtship arenas in the world, just 15 miles ...

Opossums and ocelots appear to team up on Amazonian nights, trekking through the rainforest together, according to videos ...

Behind the scenes, Smithsonian care teams welcomed four animal babies from three imperiled species: Hartmann’s mountain zebra ...