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The music, born of gypsies in the country’s southern regions, was embraced by foreigners long before it became a national symbol

The Smithsonian welcomes a rare whale skeleton that was found dead on an island in the Florida Everglades. The specimen is expected to help scientists better define and understand the endangered species.

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Smithsonian Provost John Davis takes a closer look at the painter Maria Oakey Dewing, who described herself as a

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Largely unchanged since it was invented, the Continuous Plankton Recorder collects plankton as it is towed behind a ship

First prize recipient is Hugo Crosthwaite for his stop-motion animation to portray migrant Berenice Sarmiento Chávez

For nearly a century, Anoka has been celebrating this spooky holiday like no other city

Everything people need to know to join the National Museum of the American Indian in celebrating the diversity and contributions of Native Americans and Alaska Natives during Native American Heritage Month this November. For friends unable to visit Washington…

For a brief time in their history, these resorts served as hospitals, training grounds and operations bases

Massive hits at the time, the films that brought Frankenstein, Dracula, the Mummy and more to life also tapped into societal fears and traumas

Rockall, a rocky outcrop claimed by the United Kingdom, has become an unlikely battleground in the fight for fishing rights

Check out some of the spookiest (read: coolest) items in the National Museum of Natural History's collections.

The actor, director and screenwriter brings Jonathan Lethem's acclaimed novel to the screen—with a few unsubtle changes

“Harriet,” a new film starring Cynthia Erivo, is the first feature film dedicated solely to the American icon

For many Americans, their "local" paper would soon look much like the paper read halfway across the country