A new executive order from the Trump administration focuses on the Smithsonian’s Museum of African American History and ...

Kevin Young, director of the Museum of African American History and Culture, is on "indefinite leave" for undisclosed reasons ...

Stone tools unearthed in China's Yunnan province suggest Neanderthals or another ancient human species adapted to harsh ...

At the National World War II Memorial, the gravity of the words “Here We Mark the Price of Freedom” made my heart feel heavy. Many died for us to be free, yet today, thousands of veteran jobs might ...

Local aviator Fred Wiseman made the historic mail flight in 1911 between Petaluma and Santa Rosa. Local museum honors him and ...

Librarians and museum leaders warn key programs are at risk as Trump targets the Institute of Museum and Library Services ...

The memo from Lonnie G. Bunch III, the first African American to lead the Smithsonian Institution, was as much a message of reassurance as a call to vigilance.

Humanities Kansas future funding for grants, programs and operations are at risk after the Department of Government ...

Lonnie Bunch III, head of the Smithsonian Institution and a former Oak Parker, is navigating threats to the organization as ...

In February, Democratic Governor JB Pritzker of Illinois delivered his annual State of the State address.

A team of scientists has created a new guide to advance standards for collecting and cataloging DNA from marine species, ...

In a world that consumes two billion cups of coffee each day, climate change is threatening the most popular species. How one ...