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Frances Arnold by Katy Grannan. A commission of the National Portrait Gallery. Credit: “Frances Arnold” by Katy Grannan, pigment print, 2018. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. © Katy Grannan.

National Portrait Gallery

A Host of Contemporary Luminaries Join the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection

Woodrow Wilson “Woody” Roach. Italy, 1944 or 1945. (Photo courtesy of Della Boyer)

National Museum of the American Indian

The Italian Campaign, the Lord’s Prayer in Cherokee, and U.S. Army Sergeant Woodrow Wilson Roach

Scimitar Horned Oryx

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Goats and Gazelles and Oryx, Oh My! How Wildlife Veterinarians Treat (Almost) All Species

As two orangutan infants tussled in the trees, curator of primates Meredith Bastian and primate keeper Alex Reddy looked on in awe. Over the summer, they traveled to Central Kalimantan in Indonesian Borneo to follow these great apes in their native habitat.

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Primate Diary: Observing Orangutans in the Wild

A bison crosses a coulee (a landform shaped by water drainage) during a freezing spring morning.

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Studying Animals in Extreme Landscapes

A tapir (Tapirus terrestris) caught on camera in Peru's Amazonian rainforest.

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Eyes and Ears on the Amazon Rainforest

When animals are anesthetized, veterinarians cover their eyes to minimize visual stimulation. In this picture, veterinary technician Lisa Ware is administering fluids to help ensure a smooth recovery from anesthesia.

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Tracking Tapirs: An Expedition in Ecuador

Photograph of Chiura Obata teaching a children's art class at Tanforan Art School, 1942 / unidentified photographer. Chiura Obata papers, circa 1891-2000, 1942-1945. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Archives of American Art

One Spot of Normalcy: Chiura Obata’s Art Schools

South American rivers are home to at least three different species of electric eels. One species, Electrophorus varii, named after the late Smithsonian ichthyologist Richard Vari, swims through murky, slow-flowing lowland waters. (D. Bastos)

National Museum of Natural History

Fish Detective Solves a Shocking Case of Mistaken Identity

Suzan Shown Harjo (Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee) at the opening of the exhibition

National Museum of the American Indian

Fulfilling Her Promise: Museums Honor Native Rights Advocate Suzan Harjo

Photograph of Ilene Segalove (detail), circa 1984 / unidentified photographer. Ilene Segalove papers, 1964-2017. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Archives of American Art

Acquisitions: Ilene Segalove Papers

Photograph of Charles Caryl Coleman's

Archives of American Art

Charles Caryl Coleman Rediscovered

Because her research group knows a bird's age based on its song, a tropical soap opera unfolds as ornithology graduate student Laura Gómez records interactions between antshrikes in Panama.

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

How to Tell a Bird's Age By Its Song

Credit: Kim Sajet, Director of the National Portrait Gallery and host of “PORTRAITS.”

National Portrait Gallery

National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet Speaks to a New Podcast Series, PORTRAITS

Installation photograph of Chris Burden's All the Submarines of the United States of America at Christine Burgin Gallery, 1987 (detail) / unidentified photographer. Christine Burgin Gallery records, 1980-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Archives of American Art

Acquisitions: Christine Burgin Gallery Records

1992 stamp commemorating the life and work of Bartolomé de las Casas, a Dominican friar who denounced Spanish abuses against the Caribbean's Native people. Though he regretted it later, he recommended increasing the number of enslaved Africans to lessen the burden on Native communities. Courtesy of the National Postal Museum. Estampilla de 1992 en conmemoración de la vida y trabajo de Bartolomé de las Casas, un fraile dominicano que denunció los abusos de los españoles contra los pueblos indígenas del Caribe. Aunque luego se arrepintió, recomenó aumentar el número de africanos esclavizados para mitigar la carga de las comunidades indígenas. Cortesía del Museo Nacional del Correo.

National Museum of the American Latino

Rereading Bartolomé de las Casas

Promotional image of the Caminos exhibit on display at Arte Américas. (Courtesy of Arte Américas)

National Museum of the American Latino

The Importance of Latinx Representation in Museums

Smithsonian Curator Anna Phillips wants people to be less scared of blood-sucking leeches. Phillips and her colleagues recently discovered a new species of North American medicinal leech living in the eastern U.S. (Anna Phillips, Smithsonian Institution)

National Museum of Natural History

This Smithsonian Scientist is on a Mission to Make Leeches Less Scary

At Mývatn, a volcanic lake in northern Iceland. Photo by Libby Weiler

Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Road Trip: Aurora Borealis

At Smithsonian Associates' annual Breakfast at the Zoo on Sept. 14, animal keepers will give informal talks offering participants a chance to see selected animals up close. (Norwood Photography)

Smithsonian Associates

Breakfast at the Zoo and 25 Other Things to Do at the Smithsonian in September

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