Jul

From the field: Sleepless nights and road trips

The life of a marine scientist isn’t all days at the beach and swimming with dolphins. Sometimes, it’s sleepless nights and weary days spent tracking larval crabs. Continue reading From the field: Sleepless nights and road trips

Jun

Make no bones about it: We’re pretty excited to welcome one of the world’s most famous fossils

A rare, almost complete specimen of the iconic Tyrannosaurus rex is coming to the Natural History Museum. Continue reading Make no bones about it: We’re pretty excited to welcome one of the world’s most famous fossils

Jun

Diplomacy in action

The Smithsonian and the State Department are working together to bring the richness of our resources to students around the world. Continue reading Diplomacy in action

Jun

Animal CSI: Inside the Smithsonian’s Feather Forensics Lab

Giant Burmese pythons are eating the Everglades alive–devouring rabbits, foxes and even alligators. It’s harder to know the impact the snakes are having on native birds. Ornithologist Carla Dove is one of the few with the guts to investigate, uh, python guts. Continue reading Animal CSI: Inside the Smithsonian’s Feather Forensics Lab

Jun

Director named for Smithsonian’s Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network

Emmett Duffy will lead the effort to create a worldwide network of coastal field sites to standardize measurements of global change. Continue reading Director named for Smithsonian’s Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network

Jun

Take a walk on the wild side

Kristofer Helgen shares some of his most exciting discoveries, explains why Africa has so many large mammals and suggests that ecotourism is a double-edged sword for endangered species. Continue reading Take a walk on the wild side

Jun

Science for Empowerment: Bringing indigenous people into a global carbon market

How do we avoid the deforestation caused by logging the rainforests? The way may lie in a melding of high tech and indigenous culture. Continue reading Science for Empowerment: Bringing indigenous people into a global carbon market

Jun

Paying it forward

Oprah Winfrey is giving $12 million to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Smithsonian’s newest museum. Continue reading Paying it forward

Jun

“Any military history that omits women tells only half the story”

From the flight of the Valkyries to the first female fighter pilot, a new book explores American history through the role of women in the military. Continue reading “Any military history that omits women tells only half the story”

Jun