The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced the launch of season six of its PORTRAITS podcast. Hosted by the ...

Laser scanning from the air, LiDAR, is one of the tools that GEO-TREES researchers will use to create a global standard for measuring forest carbon. Credit: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute ...

Yūzū Nenbutsu Engi (Origins of the Yuzu Nenbutsu Sect) 融通念仏縁起 (detail), Handscroll, Kamakura or period, 14th century, Japan, Ink, color, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has announced a special Asia After Dark program commemorating Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. The event takes place Friday, Nov. 1, 5–9:30 p.m. It ...

Male giant panda Bao Li in his habitat at Shenshuping Base in Wolong, China, May 16. (Photo credit: Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.) Photos and b-roll will ...

Imagine Jaws without the sneaking tuba. Or Psycho without the shrieking violins. Music can help a horror film strike fear in the heart of theatergoers. And you can trace some of these musical scare ...

ALERT: The National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History will be CLOSED Tuesday, July 9, due to NATO meetings in Washington, D.C. Admission is ...

Since our founding, the Smithsonian has relied on the talents and dedication of people outside of the institution. James Smithson was a "gentleman-chemist," and our first Secretary, acclaimed ...

Smithsonian Ambassadors are stationed outdoors on the National Mall. With a mobile cart next to the statue of Joseph Henry as their home base, they alternate between roving the Mall and serving at the ...