Fortunately, someone has. Botanists are making regular trips to the greenhouses full of specimen plants to make sure that (the lack of) April showers doesn’t result in a dearth of May flowers. Continue reading Our Smithsonian: Won’t someone think of the philodendrons?
You may not be able to find all your favorites at the grocery store right now, but that doesn’t mean you can’t feed your soul. Continue reading Our Smithsonian: Brighten dark days with art
Bye-bye Blackbird…and lark and robin and finch and wren… Where have all the birds gone? Continue reading Sidedoor: Birds, birds, birds!
For some of us, it may be easier to adapt to “social distancing” as we work from our homes, but for the Office of Protection Services and others on the front lines, the new norm is a whole new way of work. Continue reading Our Smithsonian: Apart but never alone
It’s important to take care of yourself during these uncertain times, especially if you’re taking care of others. Here are some ideas and resources to help you keep sane and healthy during the COVID-10 pandemic. Continue reading Our Smithsonian: Health and Wellness
A few hundred years ago, before the world turned upside down, the Torch interviewed horticulturist Janet Draper. We were most concerned then about the dangers of a late frost on early-blooming tree and flowers, but we have since learned that nature takes each day as it comes—as should we. Continue reading Our Smithsonian: Janet Draper
Despite the constraints of a global pandemic, research and discovery continue on both a microscopic and galactic scale. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week of April 6 – April 10, 2020
Love always finds a way, even in these uncertain times. Continue reading Our Smithsonian: Love in the time of coronavirus
Be safe…and smart. Continue reading Alert: COVID scams and cyber attacks
As the pandemic continues, museums are struggling to cope. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week of March 30 – April 3, 2020
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
