The speeding-bullet design propelled Chuck Yeager into history
The Stars Are Aligned at the National Museum of American History
Fans are making plans to visit the Smithsonian this December when the show's signature signpost goes on view in the new exhibition "Entertainment Nation"
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How America’s “first politician” galvanized a colony—and helped set a revolution in motion
A new book celebrates the achievements of wanderers, whose stories have long been overlooked
Eighty sculptures in and around Ketchikan, Alaska, tell the ancestral stories of Indigenous clans
Haunted by the approach of another world war, the beloved fantasy author created a new story of Middle-earth that few people even knew about—until now
An 1836 blaze destroyed thousands of records that catalogued the young nation's ingenuity, but recent discoveries indicate that originals may still exist
The giant fish faces threats from poachers, boat strikes and climate change
Scientists, growers and winemakers are working with experimental varieties to adapt to the effects of climate change
Untold Stories of American History
A new Ken Burns documentary examines the U.S.' complex, often shameful response to the rise of Nazism and the plight of Jewish refugees
The country’s unique shape makes it a perfect migratory pathway for the birds of prey
Visitor data from the Smithsonian’s FUTURES exhibition provides a road map for how to navigate the world ahead
The FDA and CDC recently recommended new boosters to target the Omicron subvariants. Here’s what you need to know about them.
After decades of merely assisting doctors, are sophisticated machines ready to take charge?
Delicate fossil reveals a cousin of the modern tuatara
A new film stars Viola Davis as the leader of the Agojie, the all-woman army of the African kingdom of Dahomey
After a major restoration project, the path connecting 400 cultural and historic sites is once again passable
Centuries-old whale worship shrines are shedding light on the diversity and distribution of marine mammals off the country's coast
Elon Musk's venture has provided internet access for forces in the Ukraine and Hoh students in Washington, and the organization has a lot more planned
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