Genomes sequenced from 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara have revealed a previously unknown population that inhabited the ...

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 ...

Smithsonian scientists and researchers work to understand the natural history of Earth. They explore how the Earth and its inhabitants have changed and adapted over time. They explore questions about ...

Bizarre parasitic wasps preserved in amber about 99 million years ago had trap-like abdomens that they may have used to ...

At Natural History, the latest spot on an increasingly lively stretch of Somerset Street West, I took a seat next to a bear cub and found myself gazing directly at a poster-sized diagram of the ...

The Natural History Museum Ice Rink has now closed. After an incredible 16 years of ice skating at the Museum, the five-acre gardens on which the rink used to sit have now been transformed into a hub ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Are natural history shows getting softer? Or are we getting less squeamish? The Americas, a stunning 10-part series from the BBC ...

Back in the early days of the broadcast networks, natural history shows were a part of the programming diet: NBC ran “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” for much of the 1960s, and around that ...

The Chinese scientist who was imprisoned for secretly creating the world’s first genetically-engineered babies has claimed he ...

Check out the 25 best new and renovated hotels for 2025, selected by Afar editors for their design, sustainability, and deep ...

NPCA shares the latest archaeological discovery at Mammoth Cave National Park, which has a pretty fascinating human history, too.

Gucci’s iconic Bamboo bag, recently highlighted by Parker Posey in Season Three of "White Lotus," is the mainstay of the brand’s latest exhibition that launched ...