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

Uncovering the Real Story and Lasting Legacy" In this thought-provoking video, former Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin Gover and a Smi ...

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

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

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 ...

In the dark, icy outskirts of our solar system—far beyond Neptune's orbit—astronomers have discovered a cosmic oddball that ...

American and German helicopter manufacturers began experimenting with mounting tip jets on the ends of helicopter rotor ...

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

From her messy office at the Smithsonian, ornithologist Roxie Laybourne changed aviation and crime investigation. NPR's Scott ...