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Thirty-two-million years after a saber-tooth cat stalked prey on the landscape known today as Badlands National Park, a 7-year-old girl working for her latest Junior Ranger badge spotted the animal's fossilized skull protruding from a hillside.

Kyle Portbury, director and producer of "The Hopeful", says Americans today experience many of the same trials and tribulations that people in the early 1800s did.

Read about this weekend's themed events and eats, plus the true meaning behind the May 5 holiday.

Miyamoto's the subject of a new documentary premiering Saturday at the VC Film Fest.

These 15 Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest images give top billing to the beautiful blooms

Cinco de Mayo, which is often mistaken for Mexico's Independence Day, honors the Mexican victory over France at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

But the museum claims they havent received an offical request for their return.

A Boeing CV2 Cargo Air Vehicle dressed like a "Star Wars" X-wing fighter has been donated to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.

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In 1624, Dutch settlers arrived in Manhattan. Now, officials are marking the milestone with an honest examination of the past