Marvel fans will have a chance to explore the universe of their favorite superheroes when Marvel: The Exhibition – Universe ...

As a teenager, Gabriela Farfan became fascinated by the shapes and colors of minerals. Now, as curator of gems and minerals at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, she studies what they ...

In 2026, DNA from an 1836 museum specimen confirmed the Himalayan pangolin as its own species, which could help conservation ...

Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia's storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fight by local residents, politicians and scientists to save it.

Smithsonian geologist Gabriela Farfan studies corals, gemstones and other minerals for clues to changing oceans and environments.

I'm not sure how a museum holding actual plants gathered by Lewis and Clark in 1806 ends up on the chopping block, but it's 2026, and here we are. Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences — the ...

The museum at the Academy of Natural Sciences​ of Drexel University, the oldest natural history museum in America​, closed to the public Sunday, but for many the fight isn't over.

Fossils, minerals and discoveries about our planet will take center stage at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History ...

Discovered in an Indigenous grave in Georgia nearly 150 years ago, the "Birdman" copper plate may actually depict a woman ceremonially dressed as a warrior.

Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences is set to close down thanks to financial pressures. The 198-year-old museum houses important scientific specimens and a beloved dinosaur exhibit.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The National Academy of Marine Research said Monday that it co-hosted a workshop with National Sun Yat ...

Lily Rasmussen is a science writing intern at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, where she covers natural history research and collections news for the museum’s blog, Smithsonian ...