We’ve got experts Smithsonian magazine In 2021, researchers identified a new whale species and are now scrambling to save their natural habitat ...

Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

At the National Gallery of Art, 'Little Beasts' pairs nearly 75 artworks with around 60 objects from the National Museum of ...

Is it a mushroom, a pinecone or something out of this world? A fossil in Fishersville has left one landowner and the ...

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's exhibits and facilities (including restrooms, several gift shops and two cafes) are free to visit, but fees do apply for the Butterfly Pavilion ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History has acquired the 2.33-carat “Winston Red Diamond,” one of the world’s largest fancy red diamonds. It will be unveiled to the public on ...

Kirk Johnson is the Sant Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History where he oversees the world’s largest natural history collection. The museum hosts more than 6 million ...

On Washington's National Mall, in a vast neoclassical palace next to the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History takes visitors on an epic journey through time ...

The diamonds will be displayed in the Winston Gallery at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. According to a Smithsonian statement announcing the donation, natural red diamonds ...

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This species was discovered and named by John Kress, an emeritus curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and one of the authors of the new study. Heliconia plants are famed for ...

Aiding researchers across the globe, the National Museum of Natural History maintains and preserves the world’s most extensive collection of natural history specimens. Geologists and other scientists ...