Of all the spectacular museums in DC, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is my kids’ favorite! It is the one ...

Kathryn Jones is on a mission to read every plaque in every D.C.-area Smithsonian. While she didn’t start the project for posterity, proposed cuts to the institution give her experiment extra weight.

"Our Story With David Attenborough" at the Natural History Museum is a 50-minute program that explores humankind's role in ...

AROUND England there’s so much to see, but these are the top attractions that you can visit for absolutely nothing.

The city of Santa Cruz will hold an online community meeting at 6 p.m. on June 25 about the proposed renovation and expansion of the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History and improvements to the out… ...

The original mailing wrapper that contained the Hope Diamond was sent from New York to the National Museum of Natural History in 1958 for a total fee of $145.29.

Greenland's tourism industry is expected to see a boom this year following the launch of a new route between the island’s capital and Newark airport. The Arctic island offers whale-watching ...

As part of the celebration of the Centennial of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), oral history interviews were conducted with museum staff members from an array of professions and subject ...

Bizarre Spinosaurus makes history as first known swimming dinosaur. A newfound fossil tail from this giant predator stretches our understanding of how—and where—dinosaurs lived.

It features nearly 75 prints, drawings and paintings alongside some 60 objects from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, together with a film by artist Dario Robleto.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Natural history museum specimens preserve environmental data, enabling reconstruction of pollution trends over more than 200 years.