Italian researcher Isabella Dalla Ragione has a most unusual job. An “arboreal archaeologist,” Dalla Ragione scours ...

People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...

Smithsonian Channel kicks off its nationwide free preview event today, running through March 30, offering Canadian cable-TV ...

Season one, episode nine is called “Puppy.” It airs at 8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, on CBS. The storyline for “Puppy” is, ...

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The new year is upon us, and with it, a whole new roster of planned exhibitions across the Smithsonian’s numerous museums and ...

More than 1,800 animals reside at the Smithsonian's 163-acre National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, from Asian elephants to cheetahs to sea lions. Look up every now and then as you stroll ...

With a collection of more than 147 million items, this robust Smithsonian museum on the National Mall attracts millions of visitors each year. Some of the museum's highlights include replicas of ...

Live from the Smithsonian National Zoo: a panda ceremony with zoo staff leaders, as giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make ...

Here's what to do this week in the Washington, D.C. area. The District 51 Art Show: Through Feb. 9, Touchstone Gallery (901 ...

Need a little pick-me-up in your day? Tune into the Giant Panda Cam to watch Bao Li and Qing Bao live from the Smithsonian ...