They hope you love what they’ve done with the place. This weekend, the folks at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History are reopening the nearly 105-year-old institution after a years-in-the-making ...

An image depicting an "ambling Eurasian badger" took home first prize in Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Awards contest on Wednesday, an international photography competition and ...

For National Snail Day, museum research fellow Melissa Betters explores the mollusks’ notable nature Melissa Betters A shell from the Cuvier tropid snail, a terrestrial species native to Madagascar, ...

Despite the seemingly simple character of history, its epistemological underpinnings are too profound to be wished away. In other words, history is ontologically complex. However, sophisticated ...

It is easy to love Griffith Park, with its stunning views and iconic observatory. Same goes for Joshua Tree National Park, drawing millions each year with its transcendent desert views and ...

Fungus-farming ants, fossilized footprints and a prehistoric critter named after a Muppet are just a few of the year’s most notable findings Jack Tamisiea In 2024, researchers at the National Museum ...

To inspire, through science and education, a passion for nature, the protection of natural diversity, the fostering of health and leadership to a sustainable future. WHAT WE DO For more than a century ...

The Trump administration is reviewing the National Museum of Natural History as part of a broad inquiry into the Smithsonian Institute. The museum's exhibits cover Earth's 4.5-billion-year history, ...

With the hope of getting more people through their doors, Natural History Museum officials are opening the venue’s new “front porch” this Sunday, Nov. 17 with a free community block party that will ...

Smithsonian scientists and researchers work to understand the natural history of Earth. They explore how the Earth and its inhabitants have changed and adapted over time. They explore questions about ...