From steaming the wooden planks to hoisting the ship into the water, this replica of a 17th century ship needed the work of ...

Over the course of 50 years, John Marshall filmed the African tribe, tracking how their nomadic culture slowly died out ...

Jonathan, an Aldabra giant tortoise, is about 194 years old and the oldest land animal alive today. Discoveries about his ...

When Pillay learned she had won the award, she was in the same courtroom where the Nuremberg Trials held Nazi war criminals ...

The specimen was long mislabeled, according to a new study. Paleontologists identified it as a previously undescribed genus ...

Archaeologists in Egypt discovered the signet ring while conducting excavations on the island of Antirhodos, which once ...

The Netherlands has had success with the Bubble Barrier, which pumps air bubbles from the bottom of a canal or river to ...

These photographs from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest showcase Native Americans taking part in their respective ...

Carnivore keepers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) are delighted to announce the birth of five ...

The healthy and active babies are being cared for by first-time mother Zura, and the public can keep up with their antics ...

The bare-throated bellbird and the red-legged seriema can produce sounds at amplitudes that exceed 120 decibels, which puts ...

"Wetland" is the latest installation of a high-tech traveling exhibition designed by Danish artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen. It ...