The creation, care and keeping of creatures is a responsibility the last full-time museum taxidermist in the U.S. takes both ...

Florence Nightingale, born in Florence on this day in 1820, made her world measurably better. She counted the dead ...

History professor Jessica Riskin was elected to the American Philosophical Society on May 1, making her a member of the ...

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The Toba supereruption 74,000 years ago was so massive it may have plunged Earth into years of darkness and cold, leading some scientists to believe humanity nearly went extinct. Yet archaeological ...

The high-ranking DOJ lawyer was reared in the 1970s as an outsider—an Indian Sikh girl in a town with a Ku Klux Klan billboard.

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The iconic tourist destination provides a beautiful view, but also represents a physical record of Earth's climate history ...

Texas public school enrollment has fallen below 5.5 million students this year, marking the second-largest decline in the ...

Building the brand-new portal MySmithsonian revealed unexpected Smithsonian experiences. Here are some I wish everyone knew ...

North Carolina museums participating in Museums for All offer budget-friendly access to exhibits, local stories, and family ...

Recess isn’t just a fun break for grade schoolers. It’s crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages. That’s ...