The juvenile gray seal recently weaned off his mother's milk and ventured five miles into the coastal Connecticut city ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian’s new digital lesson “California Native American Survival and Resilience During the Mission Period: A Source Investigation” provides a more ...

On a cold Wednesday evening, Dr. Eric Williams captivated an eager audience at the Mayborn Museum with a lecture on his ...

For 20 years, teachers in North Carolina’s Caldwell County Schools relied on one textbook and their imaginations to teach ...

Yeung recalled learning about the nene in grade school. Its status as the state bird sparked her curiosity: “Why is it a state bird? Where are they located? What are we doing to conserve that?” ...

The Smithsonian Institution told employees Tuesday that it is closing its diversity office, following organizations across the federal government that have complied with President Donald Trump’s ...

By Zachary Small Reporting on the art world The Smithsonian Institution informed employees on Tuesday that it would close its diversity office, freeze hiring for all federal positions and require ...

He’s the only member of Congress who was born on the island. U.S. Rep. Carlos Giménez of Miami has joined the Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents, and he’s made clear what his ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo’s newest giant ... The opening ceremony began with Yu Ying Public Charter School kindergarten students performing the poem “Giant Panda Friendship Rhyme" and ...

The “unbearable” wait is over after two giant pandas made their debut at the Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. on Friday. With the new bears comes a new exhibit along with renovations to the ...

Bao Li and Qing Bao made their public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C. on Jan. 24 Roshan Patel/Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute The Giant ...