The new initiative will help students in rural areas learn more about astronomy. Can it inspire the next generation of ...

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 ...

WTOP gets a look at how a “fossil preparator” uncovers the past at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in D.C.

Why does it feel so good to be in a garden? The latest collaboration with USA Today shares the plants, people and stories of ...

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 ...

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

FISHERSVILLE, Va. ( WHSV /Gray News) -A fossil found by a landowner in Virginia has left even the Smithsonian completely ...

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 ...

If you want to see a museum with an impressive mineral collection, you could travel to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural ...

from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Alaskan artist Ray Troll and Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Kirk Johnson will present photographs, artwork, and stories from their fossil ...