Now, the wait is finally over: On June 18, after a historic 461 days of closure, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History will reopen its doors. It’s one of ten Smithsonian museums ...

In the new installment of Meet a SI-entist, we catch up with Wen, a researcher and curator of Vitaceae and Asian plants at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Wen’s work is ...

The National Museum of Natural History welcomed visitors again Friday, adding to the list of Smithsonian museums reopening this summer. The hours are a little different at first: Wednesdays ...

Covid-related staffing shortages have pushed the Smithsonian to close the National Museum of Natural History through Jan. 5, bringing the number of museums shuttered this week to five. On Tuesday ...

June 9 (UPI) --The Smithsonian Institute announced Wednesday that it will reopen its National Museum of Natural History on June 18 after being closed for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will put the “Lion of Merelani,” which is one of the most finely detailed colored gemstones in the world, on public view starting Thursday.

Additionally, more than 80% of the global population lives under some degree of light-polluted skies, according to a news release from the Smithsonian ... National Museum of Natural History.

A rare Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton, to be a centerpiece of a future exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, will have to remain hidden a little longer.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History visitors shouldn’t expect to see mega-sized dinosaur bones or the newly arrived fossil superstar Tyrannosaurus rex any time soon. The museum’s ...

They are part of a collection of at least 30,700 human bones and other body parts still held by the Natural History Museum, the most-visited museum within the Smithsonian. The collection ...

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's exhibits and facilities (including restrooms, several gift shops and two cafes) are free to visit, but fees do apply for the Butterfly Pavilion ...