Smithsonian Stories

Learn about genealogy resources at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Sculptor and teacher Augusta Savage used her work to challenge discrimination and promote civil and women’s rights.

Here are six women to celebrate during Black History Month.

Betty Friedan's bestselling book changed the course of American feminism.

We don’t recommend pulling Ceratogaulus hatcheri from its burrow.

A cloudless, Jupiter-like planet is discovered by astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian.

HBCU campuses have always been places that foster the development and achievement of African Americans.

Researchers have now discovered a group of electric eels working together to attack small fish in the Brazilian Amazon River basin.

This small piece of yellow metal is believed to be the first piece of gold discovered in 1848 at Sutter's Mill in California, launching the gold rush.

When braving the cold, be sure to bundle up and bring a friend.

The painting was selected by First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Senator Roy Blunt to reflect the theme of the 59th inauguration.

Taking the oath of office is the only constitutionally mandated event of the day, but every president has given an inaugural address.

This piece by Vanilla Beane is just one of the AR effects using Smithsonian 3D collections.

Peek into the evening of President Abraham Lincoln’s 1865 inauguration celebration.

Our National Museum of American History discusses impeachment collections with a political history curator.

Diana and Steve Trevor visit Air and Space to catch Steve up on what he’s missed since his death at the end of Wonder Woman.

"I know I parked my Invisible Jet somewhere."

Known as the "Mother of the Blues,” Ma Rainey was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers.

Werner Drewes created this artwork, a fitting piece for the shortest day of the year.

Santa’s most famous reindeer got his start in 1939 at the Montgomery Ward department store.

As oceans warm and become more acidic and oxygen-poor, Smithsonian researchers asked how marine life on a Caribbean coral reef copes with changing conditions.

“There have been a lot of problems solved in that dining room over a bowl of gumbo.”

This month, these gas giants are coming together in the sky for a once-in-a-lifetime event called a great conjunction.

Silva joins a long history of women beauty entrepreneurs.