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A 28-day-old female Guam kingfisher chick at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Raising One of the World's Rarest Birds

Giant squids can grow to over 40 feet long. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History has a giant squid specimen on display in the Sant Ocean Hall and several others in its collections. (John Steiner, Smithsonian)

National Museum of Natural History

How Scientists Learn What Lives in the Deep Ocean

Smithsonian Associates will offer a virtual tour of George Washington's Alexandria on October 16 that spotlights churches, houses, taverns and other sites associated with the first president, as well the newly revitalized waterfront. (Visit Alexandria)

Smithsonian Associates

A Virtual Tour of Old Town Alexandria and 27 Other Smithsonian Programs Streaming in October

More than 20 of the figures profiled in

National Museum of the American Latino

Conversations on Nuestra América (Our America)

Adán Chávez YAP ’14

National Museum of the American Latino

The Importance of Latino Involvement in 2020 Census

Audio cassettes of interviews with Jim Dine, Stephen Durkee, James Rosenquist, Andy Warhol, and Tom Wesselmann conducted by Gene Swenson, ca. 1963. Gene Swenson Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Archives of American Art

Acquisitions: Gene Swenson Papers

An artistic representation of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. (NIAID)

National Museum of Natural History

Six Videos that Put the Pandemic in Context

The Yonahlossee salamander is a woodland species from the southern Appalachian Mountains in the United States (Brian Gratwicke)

Office of Academic Appointments and Internships

Back from the Dead: Amphibians Continue the Fight Against Extinction

The Zoo's 1-month-old giant panda cub had its first veterinary exam over the weekend. Get the scoop from Laurie Thompson, assistant curator of giant pandas.

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Giant Panda Cub's First Veterinary Exam

Cody Ayon (Tsistsistas [Southern Cheyenne]) enlisted in both the U.S. Navy and the New Mexico Army National Guard. The Native community of Albuquerque welcomed then-Lieutenant Ayon home with a Soldier Dance after his service during the Iraq War. (Steven Clevenger [Osage], courtesy of Cody Ayon)

National Museum of the American Indian

“We took our way of life with us to keep us strong. We represented our tribes in keeping with these values.” —Captain Cody Ayon

Poultney Bigelow. Sketch by Poultney Bigelow for Edith Weir (detail), 1884 April 18. Weir family papers. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Archives of American Art

A Hudson River School Legacy: The Weir Family Papers Now Fully Digitized

Spindly legs and thick, red fur have earned them the nickname “foxes on stilts,” but maned wolves are neither fox nor wolf.

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

What the Rhythm of a Maned Wolf's Heart Reveals

Jodi Picoult, Deepak Chopra, and Kevin Kwan are among the authors speaking at Smithsonian Associates Streaming programs this fall. Photo left to right (Rainer Hosch, Michael-Allen, Jessica Chou)

Smithsonian Associates

Best-Selling Authors Headline Smithsonian Associates Streaming Programs

While digging through decaying carcasses, vultures expose themselves to dangerous pathogens. Gary Graves studies the unique microorganisms in the guts of these birds that help them resist infections. (Joyce Cory)

National Museum of Natural History

Meet the Scientist Studying Vulture Guts for Clues to Disease Immunity

Smithsonian anthropologists hold up the world’s longest beard after it was donated to the National Museum of Natural History in 1967. (Smithsonian)

National Museum of Natural History

Five of Nature’s Best Beards for World Beard Day

Henry Ossawa Tanner,

Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Road Trip: Morocco on my Mind

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

Archives of American Art

Acquisitions: Chiura Obata Papers

Southern elephant seals normally live in the South Atlantic, often as far south as Antarctica. These are young male Southern elephant seals from the South Shetland and Anvers islands, Antarctica. (Daniel Costa / University of California, Santa Cruz under the National Marine Fisheries Service permits (numbers 87-1593 and 87-1851-00) and ACA authorization)

National Museum of Natural History

What A 1000-Year-Old Seal Skull Can Say About Climate Change

Omaca, the sample eating Tapir (tried, but did not succeed). Jokes aside, a remarkable animal to be around while doing science! Photo credit: Benjamin Blonder.

Office of Academic Appointments and Internships

Help, a Tapir is Trying to Eat My Leaves! A Month of Plant Ecophysiology in Yasuní

Ground crew servicing a group of Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawks. Presumed to be No. 1 Fighter Maintenance Unit at Kukum Field, Guadalcanal. (Photograph Courtesy of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum)

National Air and Space Museum

The Cactus Air Force’s Forgotten Spine: The Royal New Zealand Air Force at Guadalcanal

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