Today, the Arabian Gulf is home to manatee-like marine mammals called dugongs that shape the seafloor as they graze on ...

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced Matilda Myers of Maryland and Kate Stermer of California as winners ...

Unlike the typical crystal ball used by a magician or fortune teller, this crystal ball weighs 106.75 pounds, is 12.9 inches ...

Green ratings demonstrate that a curriculum meets the expectations of High-Quality Instructional Materials set by EdReports.

Portrait of Temple Grandin” by David Lenz, oil on canvas, 2022. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired ...

Dogs and wolves living today derive from a shared ancient wolf population that lived alongside woolly mammoths and cave bears ...

The Smithsonian’s flagship podcast Sidedoor launches its 12th season today, Nov. 26. Lizzie Peabody, senior producer and host, takes listeners into the heart (and halls) of the Smithsonian with ...

The National Numismatic Collection is comprised of approximately 1.6 million objects and is thought to be the largest collection of money and transactional objects in the world. Its diverse holdings ...

The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum continues its nearly 60-year tradition of celebrating Kwanzaa with weeklong ...

The tree identification book: a new method for the practical identification and recognition of trees. Photos. by Stephen V. Chelminski ...

Chinese paintings, Indian sculpture; Islamic painting and metalware; Japanese lacquer; Korean ceramics; American Art from the late 19th-century aesthetic movement; Whistler’s Peacock Room. There is no ...