But the world’s most famous wildlife presenter is likely to be uncomfortable with all the attention as he celebrates his ...

He was born before the Great Depression, came of age in WWII, and is still making wildlife documentaries. Brits call David Attenborough a national hero, as he celebrates his 100th birthday.

Trans actor Elliot Page felt shame and isolation growing up as a queer child, he said in a People magazine interview published last Saturday. That’s why he’s promoting Second Nature, an upcoming ...

Researchers from the National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Nagoya City University, and Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science in Japan have identified the first animal ion channel ...

The Smithsonian Institution's carousel is back open for business Friday after being closed for nearly three years for restoration and refurbishments. Brightly painted ponies have been going round and ...

Lynda Roscoe Hartigan is returning to the museum as its leader after previously serving as its chief curator. By Robin Pogrebin One of the four leadership vacancies at the Smithsonian Institution’s 21 ...

As a new generation of movie-mad directors emerged in the 1980s, they drew direct inspiration from the films they grew up watching and obsessing over. The result was a striking run of idiosyncratic ...

The Smithsonian carousel on the National Mall was restored by Carousels and Carvings, an Ohio-based company. It reopens to the public on April 24, 2026. Credit: Courtesy Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian ...

Meteorites billions of years old, alienlike worms, a blue whale’s massive jaw bones. These are just some of the millions of marvels that the Smithsonian Institution has stashed away in storage. Most ...

ATLANTA — Atlanta police are investigating after more than a dozen animals were found decapitated and decaying in a park earlier this month. According to a police report obtained by Channel 2 Action ...