The Beaker man was buried alongside four cowhide "rugs," an eight-inch copper dagger and a wrist guard made of rare green stone

The solitary species is hard to spot on camera, and they're the only canine that lives in the Amazon rainforest

The simultaneous mating calls of the male pug-nosed tree frog confuses bats but not female frogs

The Museo de la Massacre de Ponce and Casa Paoli were among the buildings affected by Saturday's tremors

Research linking air pollution to elevated death rates remains preliminary but scientists hope the pandemic spurs tighter air quality regulations

This Sunday, celebrate the moms of the animal kingdom with kittens, polar bear cubs, eaglets and more

Each night, the institution will post an encore showing of an opera from its "Met Live in HD" series

The app features a database of some two million artworks housed at more than 120 venues

Airing on the aquarium's Twitch channel at 4 p.m. EST today, the two-hour session will focus on the video game's diverse insect population

Your feedback on our coverage of women's history, wolverines and Madame C.J. Walker

With Washington, D.C. COVID-19 state of emergency, Smithsonian officials say museums to close Saturday, March 14; events canceled through May 3

Remote Isle au Haut is integrating time-tested technology with emerging innovations to create its own microgrid

How do you select one image to represent half a century of photography and art? You don’t

When this publication first appeared five decades ago, it was happy to join the fray

In New York City, a desperate need among healthcare workers has pushed to the forefront the question: Is homemade equipment safe to use?

From Vietnam to Antarctica, this year's winners bring you amazing glimpses of a changing world—and the indefatigable human spirit

The new viruses are not harmful to humans or closely related to SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19

A planned exhibition at the Portland Art Museum highlights the boldness of their work

Schools are shuttered, but kids can dance with New York's Ballet Hispánico and listen to a story from a certain former First Lady

Test your mettle with this puzzle created exclusively for our readers

Find the capital cities, working from a list of state names

Browse the collections for artworks with a CC0 license as part of the Smithsonian's Open Access Initiative,

A perfect landing by a Mute Swan. This image reflects a strong contrast between the calmness induced by the white beauty on the swan against the disturbance caused in the water by its landing. I reduced exposure on the background to reflect the same contrast.

This praying mantis looks completely shocked and like it was caught doing something wrong. I had to laugh while taking this shot, as mantis seem to be very expressive sometimes.

Set of American Flamingos at Rio Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in Mexico, march in a synchronized formation whilst trying to find some food

A young white bear from Manitoba while lazily enjoying a soft snowfall. It is morning in Hudson Bay, Canada, and the bear has just woken up. I succeeded in capturing it at an extreme temperature (-26 °), in a surreal silence, after observing its habits for a few days. The polar bear spends most of its time sleeping and lounging in the snow. It only moves when it's hungry. To hunt its favorite prey - the seal - it is willing to walk hundreds of miles. Its refined nose allowes the bear to sneak up on its prey with a paw when the seal rises to the surface to breathe.

Karyukai - the very secretive flower and willow world of the Japanese Geishas. Each Geisha is like a flower, beautiful in her own way, and like a willow tree, gracious, flexible and strong. For many locals, even those living in Kyoto, the closest they have come is perhaps glimpsing a Geisha alighting from taxis and quickly disappearing behind a nameless sliding door. The Geiko Tomitsuyuu enjoying the peace and serenity of the quiet temple room. She thinks of her music and her dance. The scene is like a fairy tale, the Heron Maiden...

A sled in the Smithsonian collections marks the historic race

History remembers the English queen as a murderous monster, but the real story of Mary I is far more nuanced

The hair-care magnate at the center of the new Netflix series 'Self Made' left her imprint on the city where she launched her career

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is looking for 1,000 places tied to women's history, and to share the stories of the figures behind them

The second installment in our weekly series spotlights titles that may have been lost in the news amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Using the lunar module as a lifeboat and employing techniques never before considered, the astronauts' ordeal ended triumphantly

The Beatles guitarist visited his sister in southern Illinois just months before he'd become world famous

During his 20-year professional career, his boisterous style endeared him to fans but rankled traditionalists

During the Nazi occupation of France, many valuable works of art were stolen from the Jeu de Paume museum and relocated to Germany. One brave French woman kept detailed notes of the thefts

Henny Sundig is a pivotal figure in the history of WWII Danish resistance. In 1943, aged just 19, she risked it all to make a daring journey in her boat, Gerda III, to rescue as many Jews as she could.

In 1799, Alexander von Humboldt set foot in the jungles of Cumana, in present-day Venezuela. What ensued was a detailed scientific mission to learn more about the natural world.

Henry Ford spent the majority of the war as a pacifist. By 1917, however, his state-of-the-art assembly line was churning out vital engine parts to feed the war machine.

Alexander von Humboldt was intrigued by deadly electric eels. He was so determined to learn more about them, that in Los Llanos, he’d hold them in his hands to test the strength of their shock.

The pilum, a vital weapon in Rome’s imperial ambitions, was a simple iron spear fixed with two bolts onto a heavy wooden post. It was remarkably effective against an attacker charging at high speed.