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Events May 10-12: Plant Potting, Super Science Saturday and a Musical Tribute to Mother’s Day
This weekend, celebrate the earth by playing in a garden, unlock the mysteries of astronomy and take mom to hear some great classical music
May 09, 2013 |
By Paul Bisceglio
The Best of Design, Cooper-Hewitt Announces 2013 Award Winners
From a Las Vegas Denny's with a wedding chapel to rock 'n' roll posters, this year's design award winners have a good time with great design
May 09, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
How Does Science Help Pandas Make More Panda Babies?
A behind-the-scenes look at the ways the National Zoo assists Washington's most famous sexually frustrated bear couple
May 08, 2013 |
By Paul Bisceglio
PHOTOS Baby’s First Romp: Andean Cubs Play in the Rain
With their new yard baby-proofed, the two cubs took the outside for a day in the rain before their public debut Saturday
May 07, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Hawaiian Musician Dennis Kamakahi Donates His Guitar
Slack Key guitar music sounds new notes for history of cowboys and the West in ceremony honoring the Hawaiian composer
May 07, 2013 |
By Joann Stevens
A Hindenburg Passenger Ticket, Possibly the Only One to Still Exist, Goes On View
On the 76th Anniversary of the fiery crash, what may be the only passenger ticket to survive the crash can be seen at the National Postal Museum
May 06, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Events May 7-9: Finding Our Way, a Quinoa Celebreation and String Quartets
This week, learn how time can tell us where we are, experience Bolivian culture and listen to musicians from the Marlboro Music Festival
May 06, 2013 |
By Paul Bisceglio
Breaking News: Bozie the Elephant to Join National Zoo
A new Asian Elephant will soon arrive at the National Zoo, on loan from the Baton Rogue Zoo
May 03, 2013 |
By Paul Bisceglio
From the Civil War to Civil Rights: The Many Ways Asian Americans Have Shaped the Country
A new exhibit in time for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month highlights the long, diverse history of Asian Americans
May 03, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Events May 3-5: American Civil Rights, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Interactive Robot Games
This weekend, tour America's shift towards equality, meet local Asian Pacific American writers and celebrate Children's Day
May 02, 2013 |
By Paul Bisceglio
UPDATE: Sloth Bear Cub Has a New Name
The National Zoo's sloth bear cub is now called Hank
May 01, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
How Do You Build a 12-Ton Sculpture Installation? Very Slowly
Two years, two births, one Olympic Games and one global crisis–a lot can happen in one art project.
May 01, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Events April 30-May 2: Origins of the Renaissance, Native Crafts and History Reanimated
This week, hear how a Roman emperor may have started the Renaissance, make your own Native art and meet digital animation artist Kota Ezawa
April 29, 2013 |
By Paul Bisceglio
Events April 26-28: Arbor Day, Expert Collectors and Classical Music
This weekend, plant a tree, learn about the art of craft collecting and listen to one of Haydn's masterpieces
April 25, 2013 |
By Paul Bisceglio
24 Craft Creations That’ll Inspire You To Think Outside the Box
From fiber to glass, metal to ceramics, selections from this year's Craft Show will inspire you
April 25, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
A Night at the Museum with the Smithsonian’s Laser Cowboys
A look at the future with Adam Metallo and Vince Rossi, who recently spent two nights scanning the Natural History Museum's entire Dino Hall in 3D
April 23, 2013 |
By Paul Bisceglio
Inhaling the Blues: How Southern Black Musicians Transformed the Harmonica
A conversation with the producer of "Classic Harmonica Blues," an album that captures a harmonica revolution
April 23, 2013 |
By Paul Bisceglio
Microbe Hunters
Deep in the Amazon Rainforest, scientists search for the micro-organisms that lived inside ancient humans
April 23, 2013 |
By Elizabeth Quill
The Eyes Have It
In the wake of the Boston bombing, Amy Henderson explores parallels between Edison's revolution of electricity and today’s mediascape that helped solve the crime
April 23, 2013 |
By Amy Henderson
VIDEO: Earth Art on the Mall
Four artists left their mark for the Smithsonian's first ever land art installation as part of a new exhibit about African artists and the earth
April 22, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
