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Out of the Guatemalan Gang Culture, an Artist
Carlos Perez could have been an artist or a gangster. Photographer Donna DeCesare helped him choose
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The Scurlock Studio: Picture of Prosperity
For more than half a century the Scurlock Studio chronicled the rise of Washington's black middle class
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Capturing Appalachia's "Mountain People"
Shelby Lee Adams' 1990 photograph of life in the eastern Kentucky mountains captured a poignant tradition
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Joyce Carol Oates Goes Home Again
The celebrated writer returns to the town of her birth to revisit the places that haunt her memory and her extraordinary fiction
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Photographing Baltimore's Working Class
Baltimore's A. Aubrey Bodine cast a romantic light on the city's dockworkers in painterly photographs
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Breeding the Perfect Bull
A Texas cattleman used genetic science to breed his masterpiece – a near-perfect Red Angus bull. Then nature took its course
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A Youth Renaissance for Native Americans
Filmmaker Chris Eyre says Native pride will embolden the next generation of first Americans
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The Changing Demographics of America
The United States population will expand by 100 million over the next 40 years. Is this a reason to worry?
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President Barack Obama: Why I’m Optimistic
Looking ahead to the next 40 years, President Obama writes about our nature as Americans to dream big and solve problems
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Los Jetsons
Experts predict the U.S. population will become increasingly diverse, with the greatest gains among Latinos.
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Poll: Americans Predict Life in 2050
A Smithsonian/Pew poll finds optimism about science and social progress despite worries about the environment and population growth
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In Haiti, the Art of Resilience
Within weeks of January's devastating earthquake, Haiti's surviving painters and sculptors were taking solace from their work
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The Pathway Home Makes Inroads in Treating PTSD
An innovative California facility offers hope to combatants with post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injuries
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Shooting the American Dream in Suburbia
Bill Owens was seeking a fresh take on suburban life when he spotted a plastic-rifle-toting boy named Richie Ferguson
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Highlights From “Infinity of Nations”
A new exhibition explores thousands of years of artwork from the Native nations of North, Central and South America
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The Secrets Behind Your Flowers
Chances are the bouquet you're about to buy came from Colombia. What's behind the blooms?
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The Surprisingly Exciting World of Mushroom Picking
In the forests of Oregon, foragers, farmers and chefs have their eyes stuck on the ground looking for one thing: wild mushrooms
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Delicious Wild Mushroom Recipes
From two of Oregon’s best chefs come two recipes to liven up your wild fungi
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A Mega-Dam Dilemma in the Amazon
A huge dam on Peru's Inambari River will bring much-needed development to the region. But at what cost?
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Missoula: A Perfect Mix of Town and Country
Author Rick Bass trades wilderness for city life, Montana style
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Will the Real Juan Valdez Please Stand Up?
Being Colombia’s most famous folk figure has its perks, even if you're an impersonator
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On the Elwha, a New Life When the Dam Breaks
A huge dam-removal project will reveal sacred Native American lands that have been flooded for a century
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What Became of the Taíno?
The Indians who greeted Columbus were long believed to have died out. But a journalist's search for their descendants turned up surprising results
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Lincoln, Nebraska: Home on the Prairie
The college city's big sky and endless farmland gave this New Yorker some fresh perspective
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California’s Disappearing Apple Orchards
In Sonoma County, apple growers battle against the wine industry and cheap Chinese imports
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Vivian Maier: The Unheralded Street Photographer
A chance find has rescued the work of the camera-toting baby sitter, and gallery owners are taking notice
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Artisanal Wheat On the Rise
Giving factory flour the heave-ho, small farmers from New England to the Northwest are growing long-forgotten varieties of wheat
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Preparing for a New River
Klallam tribal members make plans for holy ancestral sites to resurface after the unparalleled removal of nearby dams
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Scandinavians’ Strange Holiday Lutefisk Tradition
People in the Old Country won’t touch the stuff, but immigrants to the American Midwest have celebrated it for generations
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The Devastating Costs of the Amazon Gold Rush
Spurred by rising global demand for the metal, miners are destroying invaluable rainforest in Peru's Amazon basin
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Words from the Dictionary of American Regional English
After half a century of studying jib-jabbing, linguists have just finished the nation's most ambitious dictionary of regional dialects
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Livin' on the Dock of the Bay
From the Beats to CEOs, the residents of Sausalito’s houseboat community cherish their history and their neighbors
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Gripping Photos of Fallen Soldiers’ Bedrooms
A photographer's images of domestic tranquility pay tribute to U.S. service members
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Inside the Plan to Get 100,000 Homeless Off the Streets
A new campaign has enjoyed stunning success in lowering the number of chronically homeless in the United States
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The New Hot Item on the Housing Market: Bomb Shelters
The cold war may be over, but sales of a new breed of bomb shelter are on the rise. Prepare to survive Armageddon in style
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Why America is the World's Shelter
The renowned author of the memoir Infidel found refuge here from persecution abroad
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Help the Homeless? There's an App for That
Two doctors in Boston may have found a way to identify which homeless people are most in need of urgent medical care
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Hope Solo Drops Her Guard
As her controversial new memoir will show, the leader of the U.S. women’s soccer team has always defended her turf
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There's a New Breed of Forty-Niners Rushing to the Pacific
Lured by the soaring price of the precious metal, prospectors are heading for the California hills like it's 1849 all over again
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When Russia Colonized California: Celebrating 200 Years of Fort Ross
A piece of history on the Pacific Coast was almost lost to budget cuts, until a Russian billionaire stepped in to save the endangered state park
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Meet Team USA’s Marlen Esparza, the New Face of Women’s Boxing
The flyweight pugilist has spent all her life waiting for the chance to compete on the Olympic stage. Now, she just needs to win
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Why School Should Be More Like Summer Camp
Salman Khan, a rising star in the education world, has a vision for a new kind of classroom
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How a Missile Silo Became the Most Difficult Interior Decorating Job Ever
A relic from the Cold War, this instrument of death gets a new life … and a new look
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Malibu’s Epic Battle of Surfers Vs. Environmentalists
Local politics take a dramatic turn in southern California over a plan to clean up an iconic American playground
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Why Mass Incarceration Defines Us As a Society
Bryan Stevenson, the winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award in social justice, has taken his fight all the way to the Supreme Court
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How Artificial Intelligence Can Change Higher Education
Sebastian Thrun, winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for education takes is redefining the modern classroom
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A Look Into Brazil’s Makeover of Rio’s Slums
The Brazilian government’s bold efforts to clean up the city’s notoriously dangerous favelas is giving hope to people who live there
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The Baseball Hall of Fame Will Be Missing Some of Baseball’s Best Players Ever
The Baseball Hall of Fame Will Be Missing Some of Baseball’s Best Players Ever
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