In 1847, the Choctaw Nation sent $170—more than $5,000 today—to victims of the Irish potato famine

The solitary species is hard to spot on camera, and they're the only canine that lives in the Amazon rainforest

The ancient Egyptian girl was only 15 or 16 years old when she died

The simultaneous mating calls of the male pug-nosed tree frog confuses bats but not female frogs

Funeral parlors' enterprising staff offered burial packages to suit every social strata and budget

Wood used to build the secret passageway came from a tree felled in 1874, according to a new analysis

The specimen may be the earliest known example of a squid-like creature on the attack

The quarantined felines of the world are coming for your screens

In April alone, the Sturminster Newton Mill ground more than one ton of wheat

Items recovered include fossils, paintings, ancient coins, ceramics and jewelry

The Met has revamped its British Galleries, drawing on luxurious artifacts to highlight the country's history of exploitation

Each night, the institution will post an encore showing of an opera from its "Met Live in HD" series

The actor is one of 17 celebrities slated to participate in newly announced read-alongs of the series' first book

The app features a database of some two million artworks housed at more than 120 venues

Pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis Jr., trumpeter Wallace Roney, and guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli succumbed to complications caused by the novel coronavirus

Narrated by Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar Richard Kurin, the 24-part video series blends history with modern mainstays

Catch the musical event, featuring Sting, Death Cab for Cutie front man Ben Gibbard and other artists, on YouTube tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern time

Airing on the aquarium's Twitch channel at 4 p.m. EST today, the two-hour session will focus on the video game's diverse insect population

Speech by Mr Stefan Ingves, Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank, at the Sveriges Riksbank, Stockholm, 3 April 2020.

Participants promote a family-oriented fellowship of friends who like to beat each other up while wearing skates

With Washington, D.C. COVID-19 state of emergency, Smithsonian officials say museums to close Saturday, March 14; events canceled through May 3

Remote Isle au Haut is integrating time-tested technology with emerging innovations to create its own microgrid

How do you select one image to represent half a century of photography and art? You don’t

Through their images, these artists combat the stereotypes perpetuated by American history and culture

Venturing into the wilderness for often weeks at a time, nature photographer Dawn LaPointe is used to social distancing

In New York City, a desperate need among healthcare workers has pushed to the forefront the question: Is homemade equipment safe to use?

Do some armchair traveling and see the breathtaking vistas of all 50 states while learning about their histories

The 72-year-old animal was the third oldest in the North American population

Transform your Zoom virtual background or computer desktop into a work of art