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Natalia Ángeles Vieyra's designation is part of the Advancing Latinx Art in Museums initiative

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania -- Several years ago the Smithsonian magazine ran an elegant story about the use of postcards in American culture as a way both to communicate to loved ones far away and to illustrate what the traveler wants you to see about where they have been.

A new study reported that there were corals in the deep sea, which could have been the first animals to glow. These animals lived 540 million years ago. | Trending

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An outing along the Schuylkill River leads to an amazing find.

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania — Several years ago the Smithsonian magazine ran an elegant story about the use of postcards in American culture as a way both to communicate to loved ones

As human roadways sprawl across a global network, the planet’s other living things have not only found the vehicles that travel them among the world’s deadliest weapons but also that road noise, the impassable divisions of the landscape and more have massive implications for nature. BookShelf reviews Ben Goldfarb’s eye-opening new book, “Crossings,” and the realities of road

Researchers at Mount Vernon say that the stash still "bore the characteristic scent of cherry blossoms"

Following six years of renovation, a revitalized National Air and Space Museum has a new facade and building systems.

Queen’s welcomed Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Lonnie G. Bunch III, for an ‘In Conversation’ discussion exploring the vital role museums play in dealing with difficult pasts and divided presents.