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National Museum of Natural History

Meet the People Leading the Fight Against Pandemics

Photograph of John Steuart Curry sketching a football practice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1936 or 1937 / unidentified photographer. John Steuart Curry and Curry family papers, 1848-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Archives of American Art

Sketching at the Scrimmage Line: The Story of a Photograph

NASA's Project Mercury astronauts on April 9, 1959. Known as the Mercury Seven or Original Seven, they are (front row, left to right) Walter M.

National Air and Space Museum

Remembering Tom Wolfe and "The Right Stuff"

The Panamanian golden frog is in the toad family. Toads usually have dry skin compared to other frogs. (Brian Gratwicke, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute)

Smithsonian Science Education Center

Why Did Scientists Build an Amphibian Ark?

Miné Okubo letter to Kay Sekimachi and Bob Stocksdale, ca. 1980. Bob Stocksdale and Kay Sekimachi papers, 1937-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Archives of American Art

A Friendship in Letters: Miné Okubo and Kay Sekimachi

Entry for December 12, 1941, Toku Shimomura Diary, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Archives of American Art

How Superman and His Grandmother's Diary Inspired Roger Shimomura

T’Challa’s Royal Talon Fighter flying above Wakanda in the film Black Panther. Credit: Marvel Studios.

National Air and Space Museum

How Wakanda’s Talon Fighter Compares to Real World Aviation

Mock Up for mural, 1994. Juan Sánchez papers, 1977-2005. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian

Archives of American Art

Acquisitions: Juan Sánchez Papers

Lyricist, musician, and dancer Christian Parrish Takes The Gun, aka Supaman. (Matika WIlbur)

National Museum of the American Indian

"To Reach More, Serve More, Inspire More, and Just Live More"—Hip Hop Artist Supaman

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History designed and installed a new lab that enables scientists to process and study ancient DNA. (James Di Loreto, Smithsonian)

National Museum of Natural History

Safety Suit Up: New Clean Room Allows Scientists to Study Fragile Ancient DNA

The National Museum of Natural History’s “Earth Temperature History Symposium” convened leading paleoclimate scientists to draw a comprehensive temperature curve of Earth’s past climates. (Lucia RM Martino, Smithsonian)

National Museum of Natural History

Leading Scientists Convene to Chart 500M Years of Global Climate Change

This is a replica of an early telegraph key used by Morse and Vail. (Smithsonian National Museum of American History)

Smithsonian Science Education Center

Morse Code Day | Messages on a Wire

Jazz performer and composer Delbert Anderson (Navajo). (Shutterfreek Photography)

National Museum of the American Indian

"The Swing of the Navajo Heartbeat and the Improvisation of Navajo Chants"—Musician Delbert Anderson

Calendar with verses by William Adams Delano and illustrations by Tina Safranski, 1945. Arthur Sinclair Covey papers, 1882-1960. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Archives of American Art

The Architect Who Was a Poet and He Knowed It

National Museum of Natural History

New Smithsonian Exhibit Spotlights "One Health" to Reduce Pandemic Risks

Star Trek Starship Enterprise studio model used in filming the original 1960s television series. Credit: Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, NASM2016-02678

National Air and Space Museum

Shields up! Protecting the Enterprise From UV Rays

The Sonic Wind 1 rocket sled, which was powered by nine solid fuel rockets with 40,000 pounds total thrust for five seconds. Credit: Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum

Record-Breaking Rocket Sled Created Modern Safety Standards

A view of the Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece, which closed in 2001. This photo of the now-defunct airport was taken in 2007. Credit: Alexandros Lambrovassilis

National Air and Space Museum

Photographing an Airport in Transition

This photo, donated by B. Golemba to the Langley Research Center, shows a few of the institution's human computers. Human computers were often women who helped to crunch data before the wide-spread use of electronic computers. Left to Right: Dorothy Vaughan, Lessie Hunter, Vivian Adair (Margaret Ridenhour and Charlotte Craidon in back). Credit: NASA

National Air and Space Museum

"Hidden Figures" and Human Computers

NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, mission specialist. Credit: NASA Johnson Space Center

National Air and Space Museum

Astronaut Alvin Drew on the Final Days of Discovery

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