At the Smithsonian Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland, cabinets contain thousands of wood specimens, some of which ...

Maria Mitchell, the first widely recognized American woman scientist, gained international acclaim after discovering a comet ...

An astrophysicist argues that the interstellar mission would be extremely challenging but not completely unrealistic ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of a high-speed comet traveling through our solar system. Scientists ...

Researchers pinpointed a gene related to eye development in golden apple snails, which can regenerate amputated eyes within ...

A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) estimates 10% of insect species on Barro Colorado Island ...

The newly discovered trilobite may be hundreds of millions of years old, but its use 2,000 years ago as an amulet is the ...

The space explorer was determined throughout his life, says Teasel Muir-Harmony, the curator of the Apollo Collection at the ...

The Mayan Languages Preservation and Digitization Project promotes tools designed by and for Indigenous communities, like ...

Archibald Gracie's letter, which recently sold at auction, is part of a new exhibition at the Molly Brown House Museum in ...

These highlights from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest are sure to remind you of everything you love about the shore ...

A new study examines artifacts and features of the site that may be associated with Judaism, though researchers caution that ...