Metadata is a vital tool for discovering and preserving history. Learn about efforts across the Smithsonian to highlight ...

The Natural History Museum Ice Rink has now closed. After an incredible 16 years of ice skating at the Museum, the five-acre gardens on which the rink used to sit have now been transformed into a hub ...

For Scott Lakeram, a paleobiology fellow at the National Museum of Natural History, coal balls are time capsules ripe with insights about the evolution of ancient plants and insects.

New Zealand, often overlooked geographically, is frequently omitted from world maps. Despite this, Kiwis have embraced their isolation, highlighting their unique biodiversity, unspoiled nature, and ...

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It grew from a small library to a massive and wide-ranging educational institution before focusing on art.

Park rangers are crowdsourcing terminations and cataloging the number of National Park Service employees the Trump administration has fired across the country.

NoBo Art Center: “Month of Photography Member Show,” brings a rich tapestry of styles, narratives and perspectives that ...

A video shared in a Feb. 21, 2025, X post claimed to show a "mesmerizing yet eerie" jellyfish moving across the seafloor. The ...

Visitors to the National ... awkward mixture of natural and artificial light. Its basement storage area has a history of flooding. But exactly what a new version of the museum should look like ...

The National ... makes the museum worth a visit, travelers were also impressed by the size of the museum and the breadth of the exhibitions on offer from medieval history to natural history.