Smithsonian magazine commissioned Drew Gardner for a project that connects Black Americans today to their lost ancestry. Read about Gardner’s project and process, as well as more details about the ...

Sensitive instruments onboard the plane detected hundreds of events producing gamma rays in storms over the Caribbean and ...

A recent exhibition shows how soldiers sent in votes during the Civil War and World War II, as many Americans would in 2020 ...

Experts say that the trove of silver currency is official treasure and includes coins from England and Ireland ...

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, UNESCO has verified damage to 438 Ukrainian cultural sites, including ...

Learn about Fannie Lou Hamer, a voting rights activist whose vision for an inclusive political future laid the groundwork for ...

Lizzy, the avatar based on the novel’s Elizabeth Bennet, will hold period-accurate conversations with visitors at Jane Austen ...

Though breast cancer mortality is declining overall, Asian American women and women under 50 have experienced an uptick in ...

Discover how Ella Jenkins' joyful songs and storytelling have inspired generations of young listeners, while her commitment ...

A new study from Smithsonian scientists analyzes ant and fungus species, and uncovers the origins of their close partnership ...

With the help of 3D modeling technology, a team of veterinary experts successfully carried out a rare spinal surgery on an 11 ...

The brain diagram, called a connectome, could revolutionize researchers' understanding of the human brain, which has many parallels with a fruit fly's ...