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Stories from Erica R. Hendry

"Why Design Now?" is an exhibit at New York City's Cooper-Hewitt where designers address social and environmental issues.

What’s Up

Duke Ellington

Happy Birthday to The Duke

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Jimi Hendrix Wore A Coat of Many Colors

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Behind the Scenes of “Hubble 3D,” Now Playing at the Air and Space Museum

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Former Navy Officer Donates a Cane Once Used by President Kennedy

While geologist don't know how long the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull could go on for, the last eruption in 1821 went until 1823.

What We Know From the Icelandic Volcano

Geologist Elizabeth Cottrell discusses the effects of the Icelandic volcanic eruption and the work of the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program

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“The Way We Genuinely Live”: A Look At Yup’ik Culture

Muir, known as the "Father of National Parks" is honored in this 1998 stamp as a pioneer for nature preservation.

Happy John Muir Day!

The work of naturalist John Muir inspired some of the first conservation legislation in the United States

Portrait of Dr. Dorothy Height taken in June 2008

Civil Rights Leader Dorothy Height Dies at Age 98

Dorothy Height spent her life fighting for the rights of African Americans and women

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What Are You Doing for Earth Day?

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“Houston, We’ve Had A Problem”: Remembering Apollo 13

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Slow It Down at the American Art Museum

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Meet Bill Shannon: Dance Performer at Hirshhorn After Hours

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We Shall Call Him (or Her) … Octavius!

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Looking Back at an Early Woman Inventor: Charlotte Kramer Sachs

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Brain Food for Busy Bees

Marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco recently spoke at the Natural History Museum on restoring the bounty of the world's oceans.

Q and A: Jane Lubchenco

The marine ecologist and administrator of NOAA discusses restoring the bounty of the world’s oceans

Cobalt Blue Series is among the 162 rare Viennese works selected to be on display at the Cooper-Hewitt, in New York City starting April 23.

What’s Up

Silky sifakas have long eked out an existence in rugged, high-altitude forests. Now the growing number of people nearby pose a threat to the furtive primate.

Saving the Silky Sifaka

In Madagascar, an American researcher races to protect one of the world’s rarest mammals, a white lemur known as the silky sifaka

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Spotted: Kiwis Born at the National Zoo

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