Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis), whose mating calls were used as part of the study. Credit: Raina Fan. The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers ...

To mark the country’s momentous 250th anniversary, Smithsonian Books will release the new book The Promise of a Nation: Commemorating 250 Years of Patriotism, Resilience, and Aspirations from the ...

Much Here is Beautiful: Photography Surveys of the U.S. Bicentennial From the California coast to the Kansas heartland to the streets of New York City, photographs provide an expansive and evocative ...

Cannibalism is the No. 1 killer of juvenile blue crabs in mid-salinity waters where they are known to congregate, ...

Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...

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Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) had a voice that came along "once in a hundred years." When one of Anderson's teachers first heard her sing, the ...

The organization of North American prehistoric chipped stone tool technologies / edited by Philip J. Carr ...