National Museum of Natural History

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History has hundreds of scientists, researchers, curators and collection managers who connect people everywhere to life’s unfolding story. Here is a sampling of the unique voices that make up the chorus of ideas at the museum.

Lyricist, musician, and dancer Christian Parrish Takes The Gun, aka Supaman. (Matika WIlbur)

"To Reach More, Serve More, Inspire More, and Just Live More"—Hip Hop Artist Supaman

April 30th, 2018, 4:11PM

/ BY Dennis Zotigh

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History designed and installed a new lab that enables scientists to process and study ancient DNA. (James Di Loreto, Smithsonian)

Safety Suit Up: New Clean Room Allows Scientists to Study Fragile Ancient DNA

April 26th, 2018, 9:37AM

/ BY Pamela Tuchscherer

The National Museum of Natural History’s “Earth Temperature History Symposium” convened leading paleoclimate scientists to draw a comprehensive temperature curve of Earth’s past climates. (Lucia RM Martino, Smithsonian)

Leading Scientists Convene to Chart 500M Years of Global Climate Change

April 24th, 2018, 1:23PM

/ BY Laura Soul

This is a replica of an early telegraph key used by Morse and Vail. (Smithsonian National Museum of American History)

Morse Code Day | Messages on a Wire

April 23rd, 2018, 10:23AM

/ BY Katya Vines, PhD

Jazz performer and composer Delbert Anderson (Navajo). (Shutterfreek Photography)

"The Swing of the Navajo Heartbeat and the Improvisation of Navajo Chants"—Musician Delbert Anderson

April 20th, 2018, 4:18PM

/ BY Dennis Zotigh

Calendar with verses by William Adams Delano and illustrations by Tina Safranski, 1945. Arthur Sinclair Covey papers, 1882-1960. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

The Architect Who Was a Poet and He Knowed It

April 18th, 2018, 12:40PM

/ BY Elizabeth Botten

New Smithsonian Exhibit Spotlights "One Health" to Reduce Pandemic Risks

April 18th, 2018, 7:47AM

/ BY Sabrina Sholts

Star Trek Starship Enterprise studio model used in filming the original 1960s television series. Credit: Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, NASM2016-02678

Shields up! Protecting the Enterprise From UV Rays

April 13th, 2018, 11:29AM

/ BY Margaret Weitekamp

The Sonic Wind 1 rocket sled, which was powered by nine solid fuel rockets with 40,000 pounds total thrust for five seconds. Credit: Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum

Record-Breaking Rocket Sled Created Modern Safety Standards

April 13th, 2018, 11:26AM

/ BY Hillary Brady

A view of the Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece, which closed in 2001. This photo of the now-defunct airport was taken in 2007. Credit: Alexandros Lambrovassilis

Photographing an Airport in Transition

April 13th, 2018, 11:21AM

/ BY Carolyn Russo

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