When Hurricane Helene hit Valle Crucis in North Carolina, the creek across the Watauga River was already overflowing from 11 ...

Bianca Sánchez is an editorial intern at Smithsonian magazine, as well as a senior at Northwestern University, where she studies Journalism, Latino and Latina studies and Political Science.

Dr. Richard Kurin, the Smithsonian’s Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador at Large and founder the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, has served as the institution's Under Secretary and as ...

now a part of the Smithsonian collections, illuminate the little-known role these artists played in chronicling 19th-century life The innovations of a forgotten genius who laid the groundwork for ...

Mohi Kumar is a science writer, editor and essayist based in Houston, Texas, and also a freelance editor for Smithsonian.com. As you celebrate the mathematical holiday, here's a history of notable ...

Inside a lab in Pisa, forensics pathologist Gino Fornaciari and his team investigate 500-year-old cold cases Tom Mueller Oil and culture are a powerful mixture in Houston, which has quietly become ...

What if these meticulously planned communities are not just a modern phenomenon? The first rule of holiday shopping: There are no rules Why surf the Web when you can live there? The secret ...

See many more at the Smithsonian's upcoming Craft2Wear show this weekend When it was time to suit up for work, politics or social engagements, Claire McCardell's fans embraced her chic ...

Was Leonardo da Vinci's famous anatomical chart actually a collaborative effort? A 1912 photograph proves explorer Captain Robert Scott reached the South Pole—but wasn't the first A chance find ...

Jeff MacGregor is the award-winning Writer-at-Large for Smithsonian. He has written for the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Esquire, and many others, and is the author of the acclaimed book ...

Rebekah Mejorado is a Public Relations Specialist at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery. Exploring the life of a celebrated labor rights activist through his portrait Rebekah ...

Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a growing agricultural crisis A selection of the bounty from ...