Fungus-farming ants, fossilized footprints and a prehistoric critter named after a Muppet are just a few of the year’s most notable findings ...

In the hallways of the National Museum of Natural History—past the bathrooms, the cafeteria ... and the Air Force send bird ...

Images documenting the construction of the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History. In 1903 Congress authorized the Board of Regents to begin a new museum building, ...

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 ...

This year, the Institution collected everything from the stunning shell of an extinct cephalopod to a Blue Origin rocket ...

Dr. Allan Cabrero, entomologist and National Science Foundation postdoctoral research fellow at the Smithsonian National ...

In a destination packed with attractions that showcase America's past, Washington D.C.'s biggest magnet for history buffs ...

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has one of the biggest bird collections in the world, housing over 600,000 specimens, from ducks to eagles to peacocks. The collection was ...

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

Captain America's shield, seen here on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American ... [+] History, is a complex symbol with deep ties to America's identity. Well, a trip to one of the ...

“It will take a whole-of-society effort to do this, and folding the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History into the Smithsonian is one step toward that goal. We must uplift Jewish ...

A government shutdown could shutter Smithsonian museums, the zoo and other cultural institutions. Here’s what you need to ...