Diana is what’s known as a “fossil preparator,” working in full view of the public inside the oblong, glass-enclosed FossiLab at D.C.’s Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History ...

Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

The president’s order called for curbing the independence of the sprawling network of museums and urging it to promote ...

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 ...

Metadata is like a digital map, guiding us (hopefully ... one of the most productive beetle taxonomists at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Research conducted by Dikow ...

Aiding researchers across the globe, the National Museum of Natural History maintains and preserves the world’s most extensive collection of natural history specimens. Geologists and other scientists ...

Endres took the fossil to the Virginia Natural History Museum, which then directed her to the Smithsonian. Even there, experts could not tell exactly what the fossil was. Experts determined the ...

Its massive collection spans more than 35 million objects and specimens (not all of them are on display at any one time), making it second in size only to the Smithsonian’s. It’s an immense ...

One of the most exciting programs is America’s Field Trip, a contest that gives students a chance to share their perspectives ...