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Fishes of the Amazon

Current methods of identifying fish species require scientists to examine specimens through a microscope or conduct DNA testing. But what if identification could be achieved simply by taking a cell phone photo?

Abigail Pocasangre & Julia Ross | March 21, 2024

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Air, Land and Sea: New Tools for Resilience

In the air, on land and in the sea, the Smithsonian is building new tools for resilient ecosystems—innovative approaches and technologies that will provide knowledge and open up avenues to understand and protect our planet.

Abigail Pocasangre , Elise Walter & Julia Ross | August 15, 2023

(James Renwick Jr., Sketch of the north tower of the Smithsonian Castle, 1846. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Graphic treatment by Deanna Luu)

Our Foundation is Our Future

Explore some inspiring threads of continuity in the Smithsonian’s pursuit of its mission during the course of 175 years

Abigail Pocasangre & Heather Ewing | February 9, 2021

left to right: Herrenhauser Embreea Orchid (Embreea herrenhusana). Smithsonian Gardens; Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Gwaneum bosal), Goryeo period, c. 1220–85. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, on loan from National Museum of Korea. 3D scanning data used to create this digital model generously provided by the National Museum of Korea.

Smithsonian Open Access: Unlocking Our Treasures

This month the Smithsonian becomes Creative Commons Zero (CC0). This means we are opening the digital doors, making our content available under user-friendly copyright laws. Artists, researchers and anyone with an internet connection can download, remix, reuse and share Smithsonian collections—just about any way they like.

Nick Pyenson and Sara Snyder | February 24, 2020
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