In 2026, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is celebrating all things American bison. Through a series of ...
If you’ve ever wondered where all the items in a Smithsonian museum that aren’t actively being displayed to the public end up, look no further than this massive, secure facility, sitting just outside ...
WASHINGTON – As visitors walk into the rotunda of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, they’re greeted by an 11-ton taxidermized African Bush elephant, affectionately nicknamed Henry.
In celebration of World Walrus Day, National Museum of Natural History director Kirk Johnson talks about his new documentary on the saber-toothed seals Jack Tamisiea As a paleobotanist, Kirk Johnson’s ...
Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...
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