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Girl, Simone Leigh, Chitra Ganesh,

Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Identity and Visibility

One of the entrances to the underground tunnels of the Mittelwerk, as photographed by the U.S. Army after the liberation in April 1945.

National Air and Space Museum

“Wonder Weapons” and Slave Labor

researcher Tremie Gregory climbs high up a tree in Peruvian Amazon rainforest to set up a camera trap

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

How Scientists Are Uncovering the Secrets of Life in the Rainforest Canopy

TWA transferred its entire fleet of five Boeing 307s, along with their flight crews, to the ATC. The airline opened regular transatlantic service in 1942.

National Air and Space Museum

Air Transport Command and the Airlines During World War II

Aircraft designer Neal Loving flying his WR-3 near Springfield, Ohio.

National Air and Space Museum

Neal V. Loving: Pilot, Engineer, Aircraft Designer

In a Smithsonian Associates Streaming program on July 8, historian Allen Pietrobon leads a literary journey that explores the nature and impact of American travel stories.

Smithsonian Associates

The Great American Road Trip and 20 Other Smithsonian Associates Events Streaming in July

Flyer

Office of Academic Appointments and Internships

The Power of the Flyer

Cegape or Strike the Kettle (Lakota, ca. 1841–?). Untitled painting, collected in 1893. North or South Dakota. 20/5176. Most large paintings of this kind focus on a single event, often a battle. This painting, made by a follower of Sitting Bull, shows warriors—figures on horseback carrying lances and shields—within the Lakota way of life. (National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian)

National Museum of the American Indian

144 Years after the Battle of Little Bighorn, Lakota Values Endure

Screenshot from the 1986

Office of Academic Appointments and Internships

Of Mice and Marketing: A Story of Inclusion

The National Museum of Natural History’s Lepidoptera collection holds up to half of the world's species of hawk moths, important pollinators for many wild ecosystems. There are over 1450 species of hawk moths in total on Earth. (Smithsonian)

National Museum of Natural History

Why Hawk Moths are the Underdogs of the Pollinator World

Smithsonian Geologist Liz Cottrell answers your questions in the National Museum of Natural History’s YouTube series, “The Doctor Is In.” (Smithsonian Institution)

National Museum of Natural History

Which Volcano Spews Colder Lava and Other Questions From Our Readers

Paul Cadmus,

Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Seeing the Rainbow in SAAM’s Collection

Alma W. Thomas, Blast Off, 1970, acrylic on canvas, 74 x 54 inches

National Air and Space Museum

The Art of Alma W. Thomas: A Colorful Response

Adrian Stevens (Ute/Shoshone–Bannock/San Carlos Apache) and Sean Snyder (Dine/Ute), a couple who regularly participate in powwows. (Courtesy of Adrian Stevens, used with permission)

National Museum of the American Indian

Pride Month 2020: Perspectives on LGBTQ Native Americans in Traditional Culture

Animu and Giha’s male Guam kingfisher chick at 23 days old.

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Winging It: A Parenting Test for Guam Kingfishers

The 101 African American officers arrested at Freeman Field about to be transported to Goodman Field, Kentucky. This image was likely taken with a hidden camera by Master Sergeant Harold J. Beaulieu, Sr. Other photographs of the event taken by another African American enlisted man were destroyed by a white officer on the spot.

National Air and Space Museum

Mutiny at Freeman Field: The Tuskegee Airmen on Trial, Part 2

Men of the all-African American 477th Bombardment Group pose in front of a North American B-25 Mitchell.

National Air and Space Museum

A Pattern of Resistance: The Tuskegee Airmen on Trial, Part 1

Reverend Ralph Abernathy, Hosea Williams, and other members of the SCLC Poor People's Campaign march through the lunar lander exhibit at Kennedy Space Center before the launch of Apollo 11.

National Air and Space Museum

The Challenge Before Us: A Historical Reflection on 1969 and 2020

As the ocean continues to warm, scientists look to the past for answers on how to manage today’s environmental problems. (Sophie McCoy/NOAA)

National Museum of Natural History

Get to Know the Scientist Reconstructing Past Ocean Temperatures

The first #BlackBirdersWeek celebrates Black birders and nature enthusiasts while inspiring more conservation-curious to join their community.

Smithsonian Science

#BlackBirdersWeek: Celebrating and Encouraging Diversity in Conservation

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