A new study highlights a surprising lens for tracking pollution trends over centuries: preserved plants and animals housed at ...

Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system's many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show.

At the American Museum of Natural History here in New York, I had the pleasure of experiencing both at the same time.

From the legendary Hope Diamond to a rainbow of colorful gemstones, a multigenerational bond between the Winston family and the Smithsonian transformed the museum’s world-renowned gem collection ...

The basement floor archive and laboratories now house 1.5 million specimens of ancient life in San Diego County ...

For more than 100,000 years, coastal communities have harvested abalone (genus Haliotis). These gastropods, which are found along rocky, temperate coastlines throughout the world, are an important ...