Nine months is a long time to be in orbit. But Butch Williams and Suni Wilmore aren't alone in facing extraordinary ...

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Exhibit fabrication process for the future Milwaukee Public Museum has begun, New Jersey-based Kubik Maltbie selected as lead ...

Andrew Biggio never met his great-uncle, but he’s gotten to know him well. “My uncle was killed in World War II — I’m named after him,” Biggio said. “He didn’t make it home from his war, and I did. I ...

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Last year, we covered the restoration of the National Air and Space Museum's Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Now complete, the aircraft will join the new Jay I. Kislak ...

For the first time, scientists described a hummingbird chick potentially mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to avoid getting eaten.

Leader’s yearlong coverage of Lexington’s 250-year history examines the legacy of Legacy, the award-winning horse.

Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji, a collection of remote islands in the South Pacific. Most ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., was established in 1889 and is committed to helping save species and ...

It's a question visitors ask staff all the time at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Bird House. The answer may surprise you!

Medalcraft is going to make inaugural medals in silver and bronze for public sale for the latest administration after word was received that none were available for purchase and made only for private ...