As a young girl growing up in the 1960s, Patricia Matos-Puente wanted to be an astronaut. Her interest in space was sparked ...

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum is unveiling five newly renovated galleries as part of its ...

We are thrilled to open this next phase of exhibitions to the public,” said Chris Browne, John and Adrienne Mars Director of the National Air and Space Museum. “Reopening our main hall with so many ...

It is one of the most evocative works from the American Civil War: A sculpture of a Black man who had escaped from slavery ...

Zoo New England has announced its pick to take over as president and CEO for the organization after a months-long search.

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A handful of Smithsonian museums are closed again Tuesday because of HVAC problems, leaving some tourists in D.C.

Four Smithsonian museums on the National Mall remained closed Tuesday as crews worked to resolve heating, ventilation and air ...

The Trump White House blasted the Smithsonian for pushing “one-sided, divisive political narratives" in an exclusive email to ...

From a gynandromorphic grosbeak to feathers collected at a murder investigation in Florida, biographer Chris Sweeney shares ...

Artists are nominated by a Smithsonian research staff member and then selected by a panel of Smithsonian art curators and representatives from the science, history and culture communities. More than ...

A remarkable finding has surfaced in the colorful, fossil-rich badlands of Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park: North America’s oldest known pterosaur. The newly identified species — a flying ...