When Clive of India was recently spotted in Wales Family holidays are invariably hard work for those with an archaeologist or historian in the family. There’s no basking in the sun with a book ...

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who serves as the institution’s chancellor, has always emphasized procedure and avoided ...

Archaeologists in central Israel are excavating one of the world's oldest-known burial sites, dating back 100,000 years.

A marijuana dispensary will replace Atlantic City’s First Presbyterian Church, but its sandstone will find a new home at the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C.

Built under the rule of Ludwig II, the grand palace complexes in Bavaria were among 26 new sites granted world heritage ...

Allies of President Donald Trump are pushing for a full investigation into the $2.5 billion renovation of the Federal Reserve ...

Lantern slide photograph on glass in wood mount, William Langenheim (1807–1874) and Frederick Langenheim (1809–1879) Philadelphia, 1850, Smithsonian Castle Collection, gift of Tom Rall, Arlington, ...

Author of "Smithsonian Trees of North America," distinguished scientist, and curator emeritus at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Kress will share his work and his vision to help ...

It was a cold January afternoon 150 years ago this week. Joseph Henry, the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, was working in his office on the second floor of the building commonly known ...

Englishman James Smithson (1765-1829) was inspired by the United States experiment with democracy and ideals dedicated to improve human conditions. He bequeathed his entire estate of a half-million ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Outside the First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Pennsylvania and Pacific avenues, Benjamin Rojas, 32, described the pride he took in demolishing this 19th century ...

Sixty-five years after it first hit store shelves, the iconic, red-framed drawing toy continues to enchant kids, artists, and ...