Mark your calendar for the Mother Tongue Film Festival and events covering everything from odd oceanic couples to resilient ...

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its diversity office and freezing all federal hiring. The decision will affect dozens ...

The new year is upon us, and with it, a whole new roster of planned exhibitions across the Smithsonian’s numerous museums and ...

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's exhibits and facilities (including restrooms, several gift shops and two cafes) are free to visit, but fees do apply for the Butterfly Pavilion ...

Kirk Johnson is the Sant Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History where he oversees the world’s largest natural history collection. The museum hosts more than 6 million ...

All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...