A new analysis from researchers at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History reveals that nearly half of the genus Heliconia, a group of tropical plants popular for their bright, ...

This basket by Juana Basilia Sitmelelene (Chumash), created 1815–1822 at Mission San Buenaventura, incorporates Spanish coin designs with traditional Chumash basketry. When viewing this basket, ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian will display two gowns worn by Oscar-nominated actor Lily Gladstone (Siksikaitsitapi [Blackfeet]/Nimiipuu [Nez Perce]) at its museum in ...

The Marine Invasions Research Lab, based at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is the nation’s largest program dedicated to monitoring the ocean and coastal regions for non-native ...

There was a time, before Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, when some researchers believed women were better suited for space than men. In 1961, a group of female pilots—today known as the Mercury ...

Margaret Hamilton, lead Apollo flight software design, standing next to listings of the Apollo Guidance Computer source code. Courtesy NASA/Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.

The Winston Red Diamond, an exquisite 2.33 carat Fancy red diamond - one of the finest in the world. Photo by Robert Weldon, courtesy of Ronald Winston.

This gallery contains 74 images of different star systems with cometary belts (known as “exocomets”) taken with the Submillimeter Array (SMA) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter (ALMA) ...

Gray seal Gunther rests beside a pool on the American Trail. Connor Mallon, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

Wild black-footed ferret wearing a novel tracking collar peers out of a prairie dog burrow. Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.