The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art will celebrate its 2026 Nowruz Family Festival Saturday, March 14, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Named for the Persian word ...

Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic ...

Benefits to society from coral reefs, including fisheries, tourism, coastal protection, pharmaceutical discovery and more, ...

Following a Public Vote, the Asian Elephant Calf at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

Online Exhibition Explores the Stories of More Than 30 Women and How They Changed the Course of Women’s Financial Independence ...

With fewer than an estimated 120 Arabian leopards remaining in the wild, coordinated global action is essential to prevent the extinction of one of the world’s rarest big cat species.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum debuts “Nick Cave: Mammoth,” a monumental new body of work by internationally acclaimed artist Nick Cave today, Feb. 13. Commissioned by the museum, “Mammoth” marks ...

The Smithsonian Women’s Committee 2026 Delphi Award will be presented to prominent ceramic artist Cristina Córdova during the 2026 Smithsonian Craft Show Visionary Award Reception Wednesday, April 22, ...

Edward S. Curtis (1868–1952) left an enduring mark on the history of photography in his 20-volume life's work, The North American Indian. Between 1900 and 1930, Curtis traveled across the continent ...

The history of the stone which was eventually named the Hope Diamond began when the French merchant traveler, Jean Baptiste Tavernier, purchased a 112 3/16-carat diamond. This diamond, which was most ...

In the pendant surrounding the Hope Diamond are 16 white diamonds, both pear-shapes and cushion cuts. A bail is soldered to the pendant where Mrs. McLean would often attach other diamonds including ...