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Home Posts tagged "Climate change"
Aug
13

56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here’s what happened to pollinators

56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here’s what happened to pollinators

What can we learn from the last time the Earth underwent rapid global warning? Continue reading 56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here’s what happened to pollinators

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Dec
19

How the Smithsonian pioneered weather forecasting and climate research

How the Smithsonian pioneered weather forecasting and climate research

We may be partly responsible for why the weather forecast is such a big part of your local news. Continue reading How the Smithsonian pioneered weather forecasting and climate research

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From the Secretary

  • Behind the Butter Cow: A Look at the Renwick’s new State Fair exhibition

    Behind the Butter Cow: A Look at the Renwick’s new State Fair exhibition

    (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

Kudos

  • 2025 Together we Thrive

    2025 Together we Thrive

    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

On the Move

  • Director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is stepping down

    Director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is stepping down

    Melanie Adams will serve as interim director beginning August 26. Continue reading Director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is stepping down

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