Cellphones put the power of the world at our fingertips and it's all made possible by rocks formed millions of years ago, ...

Explore collections and stories related to the founding of the United States of America from the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765 to the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783.

Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits—Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Momoa), Henry (Hansen), Natalie ...

The Smithsonian is committed to improving our relationships with small businesses and seeks to ensure that small businesses receive appropriate consideration in the Smithsonian's procurement of goods ...

Memory is a repository for history—one that can be unlocked by the voice. But living memory can be lost forever if it is not recorded. That is why historians across the Smithsonian are racing to ...

Explore a selection of dinosaur fossils and related artifacts in the National Museum of Natural History's collections. Learn the story of O.C. Marsh and how his unquenchable thirst for fossils ...

In the air, on land and in the sea, the Smithsonian is building new tools for resilient ecosystems—innovative approaches and technologies that will provide knowledge and open up avenues to understand ...

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) protects the legal interests of the Smithsonian Institution. OGC attorneys provide legal advice and counsel to the Board of Regents, Secretary, and other ...

The Nazi military leader Hermann Göring amassed his own personal collection of art stolen from museums and private homes. His collection totaled more than 1,000 items, valued at $200 million in 1945, ...

Gretchen Welch and David Welch celebrated a milestone for the National Museum of Asian Art at the Centennial Celebration Dinner on May 11, 2023. PHOTO Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for National Museum of ...

Scientists used small solar tags to identify where long-billed curlews migrate, revealing hidden populations of North America’s largest shorebird. Andy Boyce, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

All Smithsonian purchases not subject to an exclusion greater that $10,000 but less than $100,000 should be set aside exclusively for small business concerns unless the delegated procurement officer ...