Cat-loving paleontologist answers your questions in the National Museum of Natural History's YouTube series, "The Doctor Is In."
Originally told she could not go to Antarctica without another woman to accompany her, Peden now has a line of cliffs on the continent named in her honor
Beyond Dinosaurs: The Secrets of Earth's Past
Hidden among the dinosaurs and megafauna, are these small details that make "Deep Time" all the more impressive
A Japanese shrub’s unique foliage arrangement leads botanists to rethink plant growth models
This year, 80 Native delegates have been asked to take part in the official commemoration of D-Day
From Neil Armstrong's hometown to the heart of Oklahoma's Osage County, these towns are ripe for exploring this year
Apollo at 50: We Choose to Go to the Moon
It's been half a century since humankind touched down on the surface of the moon, and we're not done praising the feat
Two studies greatly increase the amount of information we have about the peoples who first populated North America—from the Arctic to the Southwest U.S.
A look back at how the ceremonies marking major anniversaries of the Allied invasion of Europe have evolved.
These events and exhibits shed light on the experiences of soldiers during the invasion of Normandy and the remainder of World War II
Beyond Dinosaurs: The Secrets of Earth's Past
The treasured Jay Matternes murals of lost Mesozoic worlds are featured in a new Smithsonian book
The Russians may have been winning the space race in the 1950s, but they couldn’t hold a candle to the sophistication of Western dress.
Patented in 1944, the Higgins boat gave the Allies the advantage in amphibious assaults
Beyond Dinosaurs: The Secrets of Earth's Past
A discovery in an Australian opal mine remained unexamined for three decades—it turned out to be the most complete opalized dinosaur skeleton in the world
Beyond Dinosaurs: The Secrets of Earth's Past
The much-anticipated exhibition is packed full of Mesozoic dinosaur drama, new science, hands-on discoveries and state-of-the-art museum artistry
Beyond Dinosaurs: The Secrets of Earth's Past
From the formation of Earth through the changing climates and creatures of the past, the Smithsonian's new Hall of Fossils explores our planet's Deep Time
Beyond Dinosaurs: The Secrets of Earth's Past
Stanford University’s Katharine Maher explains the mechanisms that heat and cool the planet
Beyond Dinosaurs: The Secrets of Earth's Past
Of the 700 specimens that roam the Smithsonian’s new Hall of Fossils, these six standout dinosaurs make a big impression
Beyond Dinosaurs: The Secrets of Earth's Past
Smithsonian’s Hans-Dieter Sues, who has collected fossil vertebrates in the U.S. and around the world shares some of his tips
Army medic Ray Lambert, now 98, landed with the first assault wave on Omaha Beach. Seventy-five years later, he could be the last man standing
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