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Bald eagles are native to the United States, but caring for them is a unique and rare opportunity. Every bald eagle in human care, including Annie pictured here, is a rescue.

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Meet Rescued Bald Eagles Tioga and Annie

Carolyn Smith collecting beargrass in Klamath National Forest, 2015. For beargrass to be supple enough for weavers to use in their baskets, it needs to be burned annually. Ideally, it is burned in an intentionally set cultural fire, where only the tops are burned, leaving the roots intact. Prescribed fires in the Klamath National Forest are few and far between, so weavers “follow the smoke” and gather, when they can, after wildfires sweep through the landscape. (Photo courtesy of Carolyn Smith)

Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage

How Indigenous Ecological Knowledge Offers Solutions to California’s Wildfires

Heather Stewart, former PhD fellow at STRI, is very involved in local and global initiatives related to the conservation of coastal ecosystems in the Caribbean, such as mangrove forests.

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Caribbean Mangrove Forests May Serve as Coral Shelters

The Anacostia Community Museum was able to serve incarcerated audiences through use of newly issued tablets at the D.C. Jail. (Anacostia Community Museum)

Smithsonian Education

Reaching Out to Those Behind Bars

Professional puzzler Stanley Newman leads a Smithsonian Associates Streaming seminar

Smithsonian Associates

Mastering Crosswords and 19 Other Smithsonian Associates Programs Streaming in August

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, an example of an art hanging storage

Office of Academic Appointments and Internships

Can Virtual Internships Help Protect Vulnerable Collections at the Smithsonian?

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

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