These innovative creators are quilting, weaving and felting dramatic pieces that bring American fiber arts to unexplored heights
Telltale marks on a bone from an early human’s leg could be the earliest evidence of cannibalism
Smithsonian curators dig into the collections to find artifacts that illustrate how we arrived at this moment
The defenseless marsupial was nearly wiped out by invasive species. Now rescuers are pinning hopes on a remnant island population
The discovery of a tiny fish far from its normal range is a poignant reminder of the changes that are already happening
A candle stand used by the first president illuminates his extraordinary last days in office
Free diver Oriana Poindexter creates cyanotypes of kelp collected off the California coast
A clever cetacean feeding trick may have launched a legend
Maybe the author of “O Pioneers!” is no longer the height of literary chic. But a century later she’s still a superstar in her small prairie community
The art was created long before modern humans inhabited France's Loire Valley
Untold Stories of American History
Recent research suggests Joachim Pease, a sailor recognized for his role in sinking a Confederate raider, was from Cape Verde
An artist conjures a whimsical new version of a magnificent 15th-century mural
In Israel, new discoveries at one of the world's oldest villages are upending the debate about when we stopped wandering
Across the Northern Hemisphere, worshippers of the longest day of the year build bonfires, plunge into the ocean and visit prehistoric monuments
For decades before Doctor Anna’s discovery, “milk sickness” terrorized the Midwest, killing thousands of Americans on the frontier
Arresting portraits, now a part of the Smithsonian collections, illuminate the little-known role these artists played in chronicling 19th-century life
A century after one of Mount Etna's many notable eruptions, scientists are more eager than ever to study the peak's frequent bursts of fiery fury
The vast, eclectic public archive of American music—and other sounds—is featured on a new episode of the Sidedoor podcast
Once considered a relic of moral panics past, the 1873 law criminalized sending "obscene, lewd or lascivious" materials through the mail
An anthropologist explains how the South American launch site for the James Webb Space Telescope evolved
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