The Smithsonian Institution, in partnership with Showtime Networks, began airing television programs on the new 24-hour, high-definition Smithsonian Channel on Wednesday. The Smithsonian Channel hopes ...

A mighty queen riding into battle on a chariot, alongside a core unit of hardened women warriors. It’s not the fabled Amazons–it's China's Queen Fu Hao and her legendary, all-female soldiers.

In 2002, BP’s Ocean King rig suffered a major accident that released highly flammable methane into the ocean. 8 years later, the Deepwater Horizon disaster made it clear that no lessons had been ...

Klyde Warren Park will be featured in the Smithsonian Channel's TV series How Did They Build That?, according to a news release from the park. The episode, set to air Oct. 5 at 8 p.m., will explore ...

Historian Camilla Townsend separates fact from fiction in the life of the Powhatan “princess” Based on a True Story The Real History Behind ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Martin Scorsese’s new film ...