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The Mayan Languages Preservation and Digitization Project promotes tools designed by and for Indigenous communities, like ...

After Spanish troops seized their capital, the Lacandon Ch'ol established a new settlement called Sac Balam, or the "Land of ...

A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) estimates 10% of insect species on Barro Colorado Island ...

Archibald Gracie's letter, which recently sold at auction, is part of a new exhibition at the Molly Brown House Museum in ...

The FDA just approved the SetPoint System, which electrically stimulates the vagus nerve to control inflammation from the ...

These highlights from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest are sure to remind you of everything you love about the shore ...

When the Atlanta Braves face off against the Miami Marlins this weekend, Pawol will become the first woman to umpire in a ...

A new study examines artifacts and features of the site that may be associated with Judaism, though researchers caution that ...

Pollen from 18,000 tropical plants was digitized in Panama. The images will be used to train a machine-learning model to ...

Maria Mitchell, the first widely recognized American woman scientist, gained international acclaim after discovering a comet ...