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The Smithsonian partners with NASA to present the Earth Information Center, a larger-than-life display that visualizes ...

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Experts added a carbon fiber pole to help anchor the "Apollo Belvedere," which had developed cracks along the legs and knees.

The work of Diné artist DY Begay, now on view at the National Museum of the American Indian, blends tradition and modernity ...

Using advanced imaging techniques, researchers discovered modern glue, drill holes and even a fragment of a drill bit in the ...

At a new park in Bosnia and Herzegovina, two dozen gardeners have spent years replicating the Dutch artist's masterpiece ...

As a child, the future president acquired a marine animal's skull, which became the first specimen in his natural history ...