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National Museum of American History

Music Takes Center Stage This Month at the National Museum of American History

Here's what's happening this month at the museum...

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National Museum of Natural History

Meet ‘Junior,’ the Giant Bison Skull That Crossed the Country to Star in New Exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History

The colossal cranium from Idaho recently received a touch-up to prepare for the Smithsonian spotlight

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Meet the Scientist Uncovering How Mangroves Can Help the U.S. Military

Smithsonian ecologist Andre Rovai studies how mangroves fight sea level rise, protecting military installations on the coast.

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Woman holding a sign reading “Equal positions with equal pay” during an equal pay demonstration in a city plaza, with women seated behind her.

Smithsonian American Women's History Museum

Women Who Reshaped Financial Power and Economic Opportunity

How have women built real financial power? 'We Do Declare' shares oral histories of women who opened pathways to wealth, influence, and opportunity.

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National Museum of the American Indian

Meet Jewels Gilbert, the Native Artist Behind Beautiful Arctic Beadwork

Above the Arctic Circle, where the temperature plumets below zero and darkness abounds for months, the art of Indigenous beading sustains the resilience of the Alaskan Gwich’in Athabaskan culture.

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Smithsonian Education

Youth Science Media Program Connects Experts and Students around Careers and the Cosmos

Boston-area students gained career mentors, transferrable media production skills, and behind-the-scenes experiences at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian they'll remember for a lifetime

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Smithsonian Journeys

Leprechauns Wore Red?! 5 Unexpected Facts about Irish History and Lore

Behind the shamrocks and gold-tipped rainbows, Ireland is packed with surprises—both in its history and in the ways it has shaped culture far beyond its shores.

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Cannibalism Takes Major Bite Out of Young Blue Crabs, but the Shallows Offer a Refuge

Smithsonian study finds juvenile crabs rely on shrinking shallow-water habitats to escape cannibalism by adults

Women stand together behind a rope barrier at the Women’s March for Equality.

Smithsonian American Women's History Museum

How Women Built Networks of Support for Economic Independence

Through oral histories, 'We Do Declare' highlights women who created networks of economic support and opened pathways to opportunity and financial independence.

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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

A New, Endemic Tree Species Discovered in an Indigenous Area is Already Threatened

Botanists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) named the new species, Clusia nanophylla, because of the tiny size of the leaves, the smallest within the genus. This species has only been found in Panama

A group of women law students gathered around a table in a library.

Smithsonian American Women's History Museum

How Women Researchers Changed Our Understanding of Women’s Economic Lives

How can better data drive economic change? 'We Do Declare' uses oral histories to reveal how women collected evidence, reframed the conversation about money, and shaped lasting policy and economic opportunity.

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Smithsonian Books

How Robert Rauschenberg's Art Brought NASA Missions to Life

Smithsonian curator Carolyn Russo’s new book The Ascent of Rauschenberg explores the artist's fascination with flight

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National Museum of Natural History

Meet the Scientist Analyzing Historic Bison DNA to Understand How the Species Rebounded From the Edge of Extinction

Smithsonian researcher Sarah Johnson studies bison specimens to understand how the species’s genetic diversity changed after its decline

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National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

To Help Save Wildlife, Ecologists Learn A.I. Skills at the National Zoo’s Science Campus

In a unique class hosted at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, early-career ecologists learned to apply emerging technologies to power conservation breakthroughs.

A group of smiling women pose for a picture with their hands up in a cheer in front of the U.S. Capitol.

Smithsonian American Women's History Museum

Women Who Changed the Laws Shaping Economic Independence

'We Do Declare' shares firsthand stories of women who organized, advocated, and passed laws to expand access to credit, work, and lasting financial independence.

Gail Winslow sits at a desk reviewing documents with another woman.

Smithsonian American Women's History Museum

What Oral Histories Reveal About Women’s Pursuit of Economic Independence

What does independence really mean for women? Through oral histories spanning generations, 'We Do Declare' explores how access to money, credit, and opportunity shaped women’s lives and the economic freedom that makes true independence possible.

Six elder Black women pose on a grassy hillside, each holding an enlarged black-and-white photo of a schoolhouse, protestors with signs, and a class photo.

Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage

The Mothers Who Marched for Equality in Hillsboro, Ohio

In May 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that segregated schooling was illegal. That didn’t mean that schools changes overnight—or without a fight.

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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Smithsonian’s Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project Releases Panama’s Critically Endangered Golden Frogs Into the Wild

After disappearing from the wild due to a deadly fungal disease, the Panamanian golden frog is being reintroduced through the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project (PARC). In a recent trial, 100 captive-bred frogs were released to study rewilding strategies.

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National Museum of American History

First Lady Melania Trump’s second inaugural gown joins the Smithsonian collection

The gown joined the collection at a ceremony on February 20, 2026.

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Your IMPACT | Your Smithsonian

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New Pollen Database Unlocks Microscopic Clues