If you’re offended by the pun in the headline, the rest of this post about the American History Museum’s high-sodium “Conference on Stuff” may rub salt in your wounds. Continue reading An April Fool’s “assalt” on history
The gorgeous hanging baskets and towering tropical plants that accent the Smithsonian’s gardens on the National Mall may seem to magically appear each spring. But that magic is months in the making. Continue reading Has spring finally sprung?
Artist Todd McGrain has created a moving memorial to North American birds that have been driven to extinction. Some of these lost birds have found a home in the Smithsonian’s Enid A. Haupt Garden. Continue reading The Lost Bird Project
An old veteran comes out of retirement April 1 at the Udvar-Hazy Center. Continue reading Restored and ready for inspection, sir!
A new exhibition at the Sackler depicts Japan’s uneasy transition from tradition to modernity. Continue reading Kiyochika: Master of the Night
It’s been 50 years since first U.S. Surgeon General’s report on the dangers of smoking. In response, tobacco companies stepped up their advertising efforts to portray smoking as healthful. It was all smoke and mirrors, of course. Continue reading Smoke gets in your eyes
March 22 is World Water Day! It’s a fine day to conserve both water and energy and to enjoy a refreshing drink from the tap rather than from a plastic bottle. Trish Mace explains the horrific effects of plastic debris on our ocean. Continue reading Please drink responsibly
Scientists have identified a previously unknown feathered dinosaur nicknamed the “Chicken from Hell.” Continue reading You’d need a heckuva barbeque for this bird
The Rapid Capture Pilot Project is in the process of itemizing, digitizing and transcribing each of the thousands of proof sheets in the National Numismatic Collection. Now, that’s working hard for the money! Continue reading Show me the money!
Scientists today announced the discovery of gravitational waves that amount to the “first tremors of the Big Bang.” This is big, indeed. Continue reading Have we found evidence for the origins of the universe?
Vote now for the Autumn 2025 Windows Lock Screen. Voting ends Sunday, September 21st! Continue reading Vote now for the Autumn 2025 Windows Lock Screen
(Ed. note: We should note that it's never wise to stand behind a cow, even a buttery one. Cow pies never win blue ribbons.) Continue reading Behind the Butter Cow: A Look at the Renwick’s new State Fair exhibition
More than $2.5 million in grants has been awarded to fund projects ranging from exposing little kids to nature, the link between movement and emotional wellbeing and building a robotic telescope. Continue reading 2025 Together we Thrive
Melanie Adams will serve as interim director beginning August 26. Continue reading Director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is stepping down
