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 ...

‘Don’t fly too close to the sun’ is a warning lifted from the story of Icarus. Join historian Bettany Hughes as she unpacks the myth, and visits Icaria–the island whose name was inspired by the ...

Beth Py-Lieberman - Author, The Object at Hand: Intriguing and Inspiring Stories from the Smithsonian Collections With a degree in English, biology and education, actor Tom Cavanagh holds his own on ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Smithsonian Channel today announced new seasons of three top network series. Viewers will soar to new heights in Ice Airport Alaska while getting an inside look ...

Lizzie Borden is at the center of one of the most brutal murders in American history. She was charged and acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother...but was she guilty? If so, what was her ...

Smithsonian Channel has boarded Ancient Egyptian docu-drama “Secrets of the Pyramid Builders” and will launch the series in the U.S. The channel has signed on as a co-producer on the six-parter from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EXCLUSIVE: Smithsonian Channel is sticking with a trio of shows. The renewals come as parent company Paramount is looking to ...

In January 2020, a deadly new coronavirus was spreading quickly through central China. Soon British advertising creative and filmmaker, Yu Kung and his wife, Crystal Liu, found themselves losing their ...