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 ...

LOS ANGELES — New in the Apple Store this month is the Smithsonian Channel's iPad app, which lets you play videos from the Channel's extensive programming. It includes short clips for a quick burst of ...

A pair of young orangutans, confined to sick bay with broken bones, are finally ready to rejoin their classmates. One of them, Beni, immediately taking to the trees, proving his injury hasn’t left any ...

Dominant male rhinos use dung as a kind of signpost–a thinly-veiled threat to rivals to stay away from their territory, backed up by hormone-infused fecal proof of their health, status, and dominance.