Taken from a First Nation community in Canada, the shrine recently began a more than 3,000-mile journey back from the ...

The president’s order called for curbing the independence of the sprawling network of museums and urging it to promote ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order seeking to exert more control over what is displayed at Smithsonian museums and federal sites, citing what the White House called ...

After a century of decreased sightings, reports of a long-necked water monster the size of a hippopotamus are once again ...

Explore thousands of artifacts spanning 300 years of American law enforcement history at the National Law Enforcement Museum.

The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of flappy paddles lined with thin bristles, resembling “a small bear trap attached ...

Artist Michael Brophy's "Reach: The Hanford Series" is on exhibit at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on the University of ...

At the National Gallery of Art, 'Little Beasts' pairs nearly 75 artworks with around 60 objects from the National Museum of ...

There is something magical about being in the presence of a historically significant object, the oldest Hebrew book ever discovered." — David Kraemer, director of the JTS Library ...

Why does it feel so good to be in a garden? The latest collaboration with USA Today shares the plants, people, and stories of Smithsonian Gardens to explore humans’ innate need to connect with living ...

Now in his 20th season, Ovechkin has 853 goals, and is eight goals away from tying the current record of 894 goals held by ...

Don’t try to navigate the American Museum of Natural History without a game plan. It’s huge and one of New York’s most popular attractions for families. I’ve visited as a child and taken my kids many ...