The National Museum of Natural History often receives requests for information on famous horses which are believed to be part of the Smithsonian's research collection or on display in the exhibit ...

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's exhibits and facilities (including restrooms, several gift shops and two cafes) are free to visit, but fees do apply for the Butterfly Pavilion ...

This February at the museum, we're celebrating a new season of the podcast, commemorating Black History Month, and listening to some jazz. Check out the calendar to find out what's going on this month ...

Juliana Olsson is an exhibit writer and editor at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Her favorite aspect of the job is getting to share her passion for the natural world with ...

Hours of exciting discoveries await at one of the biggest natural history museums on the planet.

A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language in humans. When put in mice, it changed the way ...

Kirk Johnson is the Sant Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History where he oversees ... Koch Hall of Fossils-Deep Time. This exhibition will interpret the history of life on ...

Fish are often known for their beautiful varieties of scales and their elegance in the water as adept swimmers. But what lies ...

The museum, one of the Smithsonian Institution facilities, will exhibit photos of both cities after the atomic bombs were dropped in World War II although there are not expected to be ones showing ...

Casts of skulls are seen July 20, 2023, inside an exhibit of early human species inside the Smithsonian Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in ...

Additionally, museumgoers can download the attraction's free mobile app for audio stories about some of the museum's exhibits ... the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History ...