Many donors search their pockets for spare change, but some generous individuals are giving away historic coins worth ...

Descendants of people enslaved at the site are grappling with its complicated history while also honoring the region's rich ...

A new exhibition spotlights the ways in which cultures around the world have sought answers in the face of uncertainty ...

Throughout her years of obscurity, Butler rose daily to write before menial jobs as a potato chip inspector, dishwasher and ...

When the UN declared 1975 to be International Women’s Year, President Ford signed an executive order responding to the ...

Hear from author Michelle Duster about her great-grandmother Ida B. Wells’ lifelong fight for equality. Writer and activist ...

The colorful wall paintings adorn Boston's Old North Church, which played a crucial role during Paul Revere's famed 1775 midnight ride ...

Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins ...

Keep your eyes on the sky this upcoming year for a chance to spot breathtaking meteor showers, a special view of Saturn and a ...

From indestructible tardigrades to body-merging comb jellies, animals can teach humans so much about medicine, robotics, ...

The year's most exciting discoveries included musket balls fired in the early days of the American Revolution, a lost ...

A new exhibition at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville will bring the food world of the late 19th century to its gallery walls ...