Have you ever wanted to invent a brand-new dinosaur? Here’s your chance!
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Scientists help these primates reclaim their forest home.
camp Conservationists gathered at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo in Washington
Travel outside the city to see the stars
These people have traveled to the countryside more than an hour from Washington,
Some species of cicada live as long as 17 years, though most of the time is spent underground. There are two groups of cicadas: annual cicadas and periodical cicadas.
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington
Known as “America’s wolf,” red wolves are the only species of wolf that lives in the United States—and nowhere else.
Scientists brought 14 remaining red wolves to Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington
Getting the right to vote didn’t come easy for women. Here’s how they got it done.
Subscribe menu Protesters cross a street in 1917 in Washington, D.C., urging people
Native People of the American Great Plains
celebrating the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington
The federal holiday celebrates the freedom of enslaved people at the end of the Civil War. Here’s how it got its start.
and history of African Americans as part of Black History Month. 1963 March On Washington
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nickname comes from Mount Rushmore, an enormous sculpture of the faces of George Washington
Get facts and photos about the 33rd state.
Oregon is bordered by Washington in the north, Idaho in the east, Nevada and California
