The Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris is taking part in the Nuit des Musées, this Saturday, May 17, 2025. A great ...

Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

The juvenile fin whale washed ashore on the Anchorage mud flats in November and drew thousands of visitors. It’s still there.

The museum has never had anything like a whale, Grogan said. But he hopes it will become the beginning of a natural history exhibition that could draw more students. The plan, Grogan said ...

White sharks, which grow to 4,500 pounds, are common off the Outer Banks, due to their use of the East Coast like a seasonal ...

Members of the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation are heading to New York to retrieve what may be the largest treasure of a ...

Here are some activities and entertainments to enjoy in the San Fernando Valley and the greater Los Angeles area.

We’ve got experts Smithsonian magazine In 2021, researchers identified a new whale species and are now scrambling to save their natural habitat ...

Taken more than 100 years ago, the Whalers Washing House is finally coming home.

Containing over 140 artifacts, this new exhibit presents a deep dive into the world of orcas, their interactions with humans and the way humans perceive them.

When University of Pisa paleontologists first found a prehistoric whale's skeleton 13 years ago among rocks in southern Peru's Ica Valley, they weren't immediately impressed — mostly because the bones ...