Explore Jim Henson's puppets and Muppets in the Smithsonian's collections along with related collection items. Learn their backstories, their missions, and the inspiration for each of them. National ...

In a remarkable interview, a censor for one of China’s biggest search engines described what gets deleted from the Chinese internet and how—as well as their perspective on the morality of ...

Destructive fishing has many critics, with the newest being an animated fish puppet emerging from an icebox to push the virtues of sustainably caught seafood.

A small but mighty team in Kahnawà:ke has dedicated the last two decades of their careers to preserving and revitalizing their language, using puppets to catch the attention of their youngest ...

Puppets can add an exciting dimension to a performance. Puppets can be used for practical reasons as well as artistic ones. For example, a production that requires a dog might use a dog puppet ...

Puppets have always been major TV stars. They’re still a much-loved feature of children’s TV, with the musical puppet show Fraggle Rock having just been rebooted, 33 years after the last ...

Craft sticks become playful puppets for hours of imaginative play. Make a splash with this fun DIY Fish Puppet craft! Simple ...

Flying fish can be seen jumping out of warm ocean waters worldwide. Their streamlined torpedo shape helps them gather enough underwater speed to break the surface, and their large, wing-like ...

Octopuses normally hunt alone, but footage captured by divers has revealed that they can collaborate with fish to find their next meal. The videos, described today in Nature Ecology & Evolution 1 ...

Newborn fish are mistaking tiny bits of trash for food. If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain. marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily ...