WASHINGTON – As visitors walk into the rotunda of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, they’re greeted by an 11-ton taxidermized African Bush elephant, affectionately nicknamed Henry.

As Baird Auditorium closes for renovation, NMNH reflects on its century-long legacy and the architectural marvels that make it one of D.C.’s most iconic public spaces Emma Saaty National Museum of ...

Explore a few exciting discoveries by museum researchers that you may have missed over the past few months Erin Wunderlich A pair of humpback whales feed in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine ...

A fossil mosasaur skull and partial skeleton excavated from Angola’s costal cliffs. Credit Hillsman S. Jackson, Southern Methodist University. The story of prehistoric ocean life that emerged in the ...

The Smithsonian is one of the world’s foremost research centers in science, the arts, and the humanities. In addition to ...