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.

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 ...

In celebration of World Walrus Day, National Museum of Natural History director Kirk Johnson talks about his new documentary on the saber-toothed seals Jack Tamisiea As a paleobotanist, Kirk Johnson’s ...

Visitors return to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., on June 18, 2021, after the museum was closed for more than 400 days due to the pandemic. Win McNamee / Getty ...

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Anthropology National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) This is a museum guidebook to the Natural History Building of the Smithsonian Institution's ...

What purpose does the Smithsonian Institution serve? This question might have once seemed unnecessary. The purpose of this unique governmental ensemble, which includes 21 museums, 14 education and ...

The White House has given the Smithsonian Institution until 13 January to provide a trove of materials about planning and ...

The Smithsonian Institution closed all 21 of its museums and the National Zoo in Washington D.C., on day 12 of the government shutdown. Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black ...