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Frederic Edwin Church, “Study for “The Heart of the Andes,”” 1858, oil on canvas, 10 1/4 x 18 1/4 in., Olana State Historic Site, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, OL.1981.47.A.B.

Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

A Brush with Nature: Alexander von Humboldt and Frederic Church

Female Guam kingfisher Giha at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Guam kingfishers are extinct in the wild, but scientists are working to change that by breeding the species for release in the near future.

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Some Egg-citing News and a Few Love Bites

Mangroves line a channel connecting the Belize River to the coastal lagoon system. These trees are hundreds of years old and provide important habitat to both terrestrial and marine species. (Steve Canty, Smithsonian Marine Station)

National Museum of Natural History

Together, We Can Save the Mangroves

A Malayan tiger like this one was diagnosed with COVID-19 at the Bronx Zoo.

Smithsonian Science Education Center

How Does a Disease Transfer from an Animal to a Human and Back?

A female Guam kingfisher at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in 2012.

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Guam Kingfishers: A Truly Rare Breed

Jessie A. Walker,

Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Animals in Art and At Home

Scientists from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (including Nick Pyenson, left) and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute collect a fossil dolphin from the Caribbean coast of Panama. The fossil is encased in a white plaster jacket, and recovered as the tide rushed in. © Aaron O'Dea / Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Science

Digging Into the Past to Find Optimism for the Future

Gather your supplies for flower exploration and natural dye lab. All photos by Gloria Kenyon.

Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Flower Exploration and Natural Dye Lab

Ceramic olla purchased from Soledad Lala (Soboba Luiseño), Riverside, California, for the collections of the Museum of the American Indian, with a sketch by the collector, E. H. Davis. Olla: NMAI 7/1952. Drawing: Expedition Sketch Book, No. 2, November 1917. Edward H. Davis Papers, Huntington Free Library Collection 9166, Cornell University Library (National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian; sketch courtesy of the Cornell University Library)

National Museum of the American Indian

Spotlight on Collections: Reuniting Objects and Expedition Field Notes

The Smithsonian Latino Center offers fun learning opportunities that celebrate Latinidad.

National Museum of the American Latino

Six Fun Learning Activities for April

In the Peruvian Amazon, drones like this one are being used to monitor and prevent future destruction of the rainforest from artisanal gold mining. Photo by Guy Loftus for Conservation X Labs.

Smithsonian Science

Innovating Modern Solutions to Conservation Problems

Karen Osborn, invertebrate zoologist and curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, uses photography to help people connect with the hard-to-see marine animals she studies, like this deep-sea jellyfish (Voragonema pedunculata). (Karen Osborn, Smithsonian)

National Museum of Natural History

Why Science Needs Art

Sabrina Sholts is the curator of biological anthropology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. (Paul Fetters, Smithsonian)

National Museum of Natural History

Get to Know the Scientist Studying Ancient Pathogens at the Smithsonian

The V-1 (Vergeltungswaffe Eins, or Vengeance Weapon One), was the world's first operational cruise missile. (Credit: National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Insitution)

National Air and Space Museum

The Myth of the German “Wonder Weapons”

Good news is out there – if you look for it. For instance, just this month scientists announced that we are on our way to recovering oceans by 2050.

Smithsonian Science

Here’s How to Find Optimism in This Moment of Fear and Uncertainty

The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Preparing for Cheetah Cubs

Crimilda in cap and gown, Courtesy of Western Michigan University Special Collections, Crimilda Pontes Graphic Arts Archive.

Your IMPACT | Your Smithsonian

Crimilda Pontes: The Original Designer of the Smithsonian Sunburst

Chief Warrant Office Two Misty Dawn Lakota (Oglala Lakota) takes part in the White House Conference on Supporting Contemporary Native American Veterans. Washington, D.C., November 19, 2019. (White House photo by Andrea Hanks)

National Museum of the American Indian

"I Chose to Serve Because of My Mother. I Wanted to Make Her Proud."—Chief Warrant Officer Two Misty Dawn Lakota

The National Museum of Natural History’s new Chief Scientist, Dr. Rebecca Johnson (James D. Tiller, Smithsonian Institution)

National Museum of Natural History

Meet the Smithsonian’s Newest Chief Scientist

William Henry Holmes's

Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Museum from Home: Crafting Edition

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