A few years ago, researchers sent robots to the wreck of the RMS Titanic, which is located 12,500 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. Using underwater scanning technology, the deep-sea ...

The Smithsonian Institution’s Secretary Lonnie Bunch and other staff members at the Smithsonian are upset, and they have every right to be. The Smithsonian network spans 21 museums and has become one ...

Young succeeded founding director Lonnie G. Bunch III, who left the post to lead the Smithsonian Institution as secretary in 2019.

I am a Smithsonian Institution nerd. I have been for as long as I can remember. I can’t say I’m surprised that President Trump is attacking the Smithsonian. He is following the authoritarian ...

starting with the Smithsonian Institution.” During the campaign, Trump professed ignorance of Project 2025. “I’ve never read it, and I never will,” he said. This was hard to parse.

The 2025 Grand National is here and millions of punters are trying to decide which horse to put their money on. Choosing the winner can be a hard task, with 34 runners and many punters having ...

Scientists used small solar tags to identify where long-billed curlews migrate, revealing hidden populations of North America’s largest shorebird. Andy Boyce, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

In one of the most unlikely places on Earth to uncover a shipwreck—the blazing sands of the Namib Desert—miners unearthed a veritable time capsule from the Age of Discovery. What they found buried ...

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The Smithsonian Institute encompasses 21 museums, 14 education centers and the National Zoo, and receives 60% of its funding from the federal government. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President ...