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 ...

The Smithsonian Institution's leadership is standing firm after the Trump administration ordered a review last month of its ...

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 ...

The Himalayan mountains are one of the harshest environments in the world. Strong winds and cold air make it hard for any ...

Kevin Young, who took the helm in 2021, has been absent from his position since March 14 for an “undetermined […] ...

“Late Night” host Seth Meyers on Wednesday tore into Donald Trump over a bizarre new executive order that instructs Vice President JD Vance to remove “improper” ideology from the Smithsonian ...

Scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics are leading a major part of NASA’s new SPHEREx mission to study ...

The director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Kevin Young, is on personal leave as of March 14, according to reports, shortly after President Trump's executive order ...