In 2021, researchers identified a new whale species and are now scrambling to save their natural habitat By Danna Staaf Two new papers describe hints to a brine-filled environment on the 4.5 ...

Daniel Lucey is an infectious disease/public health physician and a research associate in Anthropology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. He has worked on the frontlines of ...

A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language in humans. When put in mice, it changed the way ...

The investigation was a global endeavor that led to a Post series exposing the Smithsonian's “racial brain collection.” ...

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 ...

The National Museum of Natural History often receives requests for information on famous horses which are believed to be part of the Smithsonian's research collection or on display in the exhibit ...

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 ...

Hours of exciting discoveries await at one of the biggest natural history museums on the planet.

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its diversity office and freezing all federal hiring. The decision will affect dozens ...

Casts of skulls are exhibited in the Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, in Washington. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Scientists have found genetics played a big ...

Alaskan artist Ray Troll and Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Kirk Johnson will present ...

Press the question mark key to get the keyboard shortcuts for changing dates. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History $25 $500+ ...