John Grant has been searching for evidence that life may have once existed on Mars since he was 16 years old. Continue reading A Smithsonian scientist’s decades-long search for life on Mars
This special episode of Sidedoor is hopping with Leap Day trivia! Like, why the heck do we need an extra day every four years anyway? And will I get paid for working an extra day in February? Continue reading Jeepers Leapers!
Emily Martin put her privilege to work as she discovered her own route to the outer edges of our galaxy. Continue reading Are we alone? Emily Martin may find the answer by studying ocean worlds in outer space
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
