Five Facts About the Smithsonian’s Sprawling Whale Collection That Will Blow Your Mind This World Whale Day, take a look inside of the National Museum of Natural History’s whale bone repository ...

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History boasts one of the largest museum collections of meteorites in the world, with over 45,000 specimens.

Smithsonian Collections —The total number of objects, works of art and specimens at the Smithsonian is estimated at nearly 157 million, of which nearly 148 million are scientific specimens at the ...

Discover the hidden treasures of the Smithsonian Museum, where experts manage 144 million objects, aiding research on biodiversity, climate change, and more.

Female Black Widow Spider, Latrodectus mactans. (Photo by: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Insect Zoo/ Butterfly Pavilion) ...

Kathryn Jones is on a mission to read every plaque in every D.C.-area Smithsonian. While she didn’t start the project for ...

The National Museum of Natural History welcomes visitors again starting June 18.

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and Culture presents a new exhibition, “Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky,” that focuses on how the night sky’s disappearance is ...

The Smithsonian is gradually reopening museums and requiring free timed-entry passes at most locations. Friday, June 18, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History opens back up after ...

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is ranked #20 out of 41 things to do in Washington, D.C.. See pictures and our review of Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

June 9 (UPI) -- The Smithsonian Institute announced Wednesday that it will reopen its National Museum of Natural History on June 18 after being closed for more than a year due to the COVID-19 ...

Workers at the Smithsonian once set its founder's coffin on fire, and more tales from the strange life and death of James Smithson.