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When the U.S. Army massacred a Lakota village at Blue Water, dozens of plundered artifacts ended up in the Smithsonian. The ...

It fell to Belle da Costa Greene, a Black woman whose racial identity was kept secret for decades, to catalog J.P. Morgan's ...

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This year, celebrants will likely be channeling characters from hit franchises like "Beetlejuice," "Inside Out" and "Deadpool ...

A new exhibition co-presented by the National Portrait Gallery and the Archives of American Art explores the seminal artist’s ...

NOAA designated the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary this month, following a decade of advocacy by supporters. The ...

By analyzing the ancient skeleton of a baby found in southern Italy, scientists have put together a striking picture of the ...

Winners of the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition captured insects, cancer cells, cat claws and more ...

Each of the 11 dolphins sampled exhaled at least one suspected particle of microplastic, which researchers say “highlights ...