With fewer than 50,000 Asian elephants estimated to be remaining in the wild, the Smithsonian’s announcement gives hope to ...

Commentary: Colonists didn’t eat turkey. Most likely it was geese or duck. There was no cranberry sauce, and certainly no ...

Smithsonian's educational travel program was one of the first of its kind when it debuted nationally in 1970, and it quickly ...

Many Americans name it as a Thanksgiving dessert of choice - but why is pumpkin pie such a staple of the celebration?

The real-life Nuremberg trials in the aftermath of World War II have long provided fodder for film. Judgment at Nuremberg is ...

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) will open its next exhibition, “How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is celebrating a conservation milestone, the facility is ...

Back in the 1980s, the idea of dating with the help of a computer was incredibly niche. But in 1988, Samsung predicted floppy ...

Why do I always make sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving dinner? And why do grocery stores highlight all the ingredients for green bean casserole every November? Traditions are a big part of ...

Endlessly energetic, the sculptor, who died last year, was often overshadowed by her famous husband, Robert Frank — but the ...

For Americans, things we see as part of everyday life can be seen by visitors as wildly iconic symbols of the U.S., including ...