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John Wanamaker, New York, NY. Spring & Summer Catalog (1915), inside back cover, Rugs.

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

Vintage Furniture Finds from the Early 20th Century

Photo by Darren Milligan

Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

SAAM Arcade 2021: What Is a Game Jam?

The cloud forests in the Fortuna Hydrological Reserve are home to almost as many species as the entire United States.

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Exploring the cloudiest forest in Central America

The world’s smallest moth, the pygmy sorrel moth, has a wingspan as short as 2.65 millimeters. It belongs to a group called the leaf miner moths, which could become problematic pests for more farmers as global temperatures rise. (Patrick Clement, CC BY 2.0)

National Museum of Natural History

Who's the Smallest of Them All? Mini Moth Gets a Big Title

Team USA stamps

National Museum of American History

The Science Behind a Faster, Higher, Stronger Team USA

There are about 160,000 species of moths and butterflies worldwide, each with unique characteristics. (Smithsonian)

National Museum of Natural History

Seven Bizarre Moths to Celebrate National Moth Week

Cher Ami, April 1918–June 1919 (NMAH)

National Museum of American History

Solving a 100-Year-Old Mystery About a Pigeon

From forests to fish to flakes of snow, the science behind ice cream reaches beyond the cone. (Taryn Ellio)

National Museum of Natural History

The Strangely Scientific Endeavor of Making Ice Cream

Caribbean flamingos

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

10 Things You Didn't Know About Flamingos

Museum visitors participate in a flag folding while singing (or humming) the anthem (NMAH)

National Museum of American History

Why is the National Anthem So Hard to Sing?

Moments that highlight the joy and excitement of scientific inquiry—such as this student using a Van de Graaff generator—can spark interest in a STEM-related career. Here are some career-focused resources that can supplement that interest. (National Air and Space Museum)

Smithsonian Education

Sparking Excitement About STEM Through Exposure to Career Pathways

The first stanza of the national anthem is projected prominently on the wall above the Star-Spangled Banner in the museum. (NMAH)

National Museum of American History

Why is There a Question Mark at the End of the National Anthem?

After L. A. Huffman, “A Dead Bull” from William T. Hornaday, “The Extermination of the American Bison, with a Sketch of Its Discovery and Life History,” Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the Year Ending June 30, 1887, part 2 (1889): pl. IX.

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

How Yellowstone Was Saved by a Teddy Roosevelt Dinner Party and a Fake Photo in a Gun Magazine

The Star Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired our national anthem (NMAH)

National Museum of American History

8 Things You Didn't Know About the Star Spangled Banner

Cooking Up History, presented by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and Smithsonian Associates, shares fresh insights into American culture past and present through the lens of food.

Smithsonian Associates

Cooking Up History with the National Museum of American History and Smithsonian Associates

Chris Meyer, a marine invertebrate zoologist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, dives around French Polynesia with equipment used to track coral reef health. (Jenny Adler)

National Museum of Natural History

Meet the Reef Expert Collecting Environmental Time Capsules

Oluwaseyi at a Movie screening hosted by her organization in commemoration of Global Recycling Day 2021. Photo courtesy Oluwaseyi Moejoh

Smithsonian Science

How Nigeria's Oluwaseyi Moejoh Is Spreading Conservation Activism Across Africa and Beyond

“Unsettled Nature” features artworks by Bethany Taylor and six other contemporary artists that show how humans have changed nature. (James Di Loreto, Smithsonian)

National Museum of Natural History

Artists Show Human Impact on the Planet in New Exhibit

(Photo by Authenticated News/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage

Are You a Friend of Dorothy? Folk Speech of the LGBTQ Community

In late April, scientists and the public noticed a surprising number of birds in the mid-Atlantic region were exhibiting strange symptoms, often sick or dying. Smithsonian scientists need your help to figure out why.

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Mysterious Bird Deaths in the Mid-Atlantic Region

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