Smithsonian Voices

From the Smithsonian Museums

A small, tan fox with large, pointed pink ears blends into its sand-colored enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo.

National Museum of Natural History

Five Wild Ways Animals Beat the Summer Heat

Image shows a variety of foods including a piece of salmon, avocados, sardines and two small bowls of nuts and seeds

Smithsonian Associates

How to Be a Conscious Eater Plus More Programs in August

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Earth Optimism

Earth in Human Hands: Earth Optimism Book of the Month

An orange and tan Megalodon hangs over the museum's food court with its supersized mouth agape.

National Museum of Natural History

Diving with Sharks Through Deep Time

Globe with a quote "Are we educating our students to understand the complex global challenges of our time?"

Smithsonian Education

Teaching About Real-World, Transdisciplinary Problems and Phenomena through Convergence Education

Black tree monitor (lizard) with dark coloration, an elongated body and a long, slender tail rests on a branch

National Zoo

Meet the Black Tree Monitor

Under the waves swirls a bed of sea grass. Above the water is a coastal home attached to a dock.

National Museum of Natural History

New Study Puts Smithsonian Conservation Efforts to the Test

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Earth Optimism

How Conservation Promotes the Synergies of Sustainability

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Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

Join Us to Explore the Legacy of James Smithson on July 27th

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Smithsonian Education

Equitable Access to Quality Early Learning Experiences Matters

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Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

Pedalling Through Time With Davis Sewing Machine Company

LEFT: Grayscale photographic contact sheet with images of Connie Zehr and assistants constructing a work of art. RIGHT: Page from a wire-bound sketchbook with a sample square of liquid polyester and notes made in pencil.

Archives of American Art

New Collections: Connie Zehr Papers and Cherie Raciti Papers

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Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

Mark Your Calendars for the Smithsonian's Upcoming National Education Summit

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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Have Antillean Manatees Crossed the Panama Canal into the Pacific?

Bat lands on a speaker to collect a baitfish reward

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Does This Ring a Bell? Wild Bats Can Remember Sounds for Years

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National Museum of Natural History

Meet the Scientist Who Knows the Buzz About the Asian Giant Hornet

Frame photo of El Paso Shoe Store team.

National Museum of the American Latino

Latinos Building Community: From the Barrios to the Big Leagues

Jun Wen sits at a wooden table in front of a bookshelf examining a herbarium booklet of pressed plant specimens.

National Museum of Natural History

Meet the Scientist Who Maps the World’s Past and Present Plants

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Smithsonian Education

How Art Can Foster Social-Emotional Awareness for Our Students (and Ourselves)

Peter Cooper and Family, unidentified daguerreotypist, three-quarter-plate daguerreotype with applied color, c. 1850. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.

National Portrait Gallery

“Family Ties: Daguerreotype Portraits” and “Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples”