As a hub for research and education, the Institution is poised to help the world find solutions to the global challenge. Continue reading How the Smithsonian grapples with climate change
A new exhibition merges art and science to ask, “What is ‘natural’ in a world dominated by humans?” Continue reading “Unsettled Nature: Artists Reflect on the Age of Humans”
Paleobiologist Scott Wing explains the science behind the spectacle. Continue reading Deep Time: Old fossils, new meanings
Kiren Jahangeer, a long-time volunteer at the National Museum of Natural History, took a very special tour of the “David H. Koch Hall of Fossils—Deep Time” with the museum’s director, Kirk Johnson. Continue reading Deep Time: “The lessons of the past inform the future”
Art museums are offering special tours for the visually impaired but are some exhibits becoming a little too personal? Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Nov. 25 – Dec. 1, 2018
This week, we took our mind off the hideous sea monster Hurricane Harvey washed up by savoring a cup of coffee (thank you, bees) and thinking about the intersection of art, inspiration and money. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Sept. 10–Sept.16, 2017
Capt. Kirk beamed up, a witness to history passed on, we got into a sticky situation with some Neanderthals and learned that even ticks and head lice need love. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Sept. 3 – Sept. 9, 2017
Doom may be impeding as some deny climate change and see omens in the solar eclipse, but NASA is too broke to send us all to Mars, so we spent this week enjoying some cool things right here on Earth—like narwhals! Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was July 30 – August 5, 2017
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center set up its first lab in an old dairy barn on the banks of the Rhode River. Five decades later, SERC is at the forefront of research on the effects of climate change, pollution and invasive species on our coasts and waterways. Continue reading Working to save the Bay (and the rest of the planet) for 50 years
A pair of Smithsonian marine biologists argue that a warming Arctic puts the area at risk for inviting invasive species. Continue reading Arctic shipping: Good for invasive species, bad for the rest of nature
Jan. 27 | Information on Vaccine Mandate and Masking Options Continue reading COVID-19 Team Update: Information on Vaccine Mandate and Masking Options
We have lofty goals. But we also have an ambitious strategy to achieve them. Continue reading The digital transformation of a virtual Smithsonian
Hassell has been recognized for his work with the Smithsonian Conservation Institute's Global Health Program Continue reading James Hassell is a runner-up for Nature Research Award for Driving Global Impact
Secretary Bunch announced today that Chavez Lamar will become the new director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, effective Feb. 14. Continue reading Cynthia Chavez Lamar is the first Native woman director of a Smithsonian museum
Susan Rosenveld explains how to bring out your inner astronomer through theSmithsonian MicroObservatory Robotic Telescope Network. Continue reading Reach for the Stars
This is a sampling of approximately 2,630 media clips covering the Smithsonian the week of Jan. 17 – Jan. 20, 2022. Continue reading ICYMI- Highlights from the week of Jan. 17 – Jan. 21, 2022
