To Understand How Species Evolve, Scientists Flock to Where Charismatic Birds Intermingle
For decades, researchers have explored a region in Panama that serves as a “manakin melting pot”
For decades, researchers have explored a region in Panama that serves as a “manakin melting pot”
Jack TamisieaUsing a variety of techniques, the researchers realized that two subspecies of squirrels from Southeast Asia were actually unique species in their own right
Jack TamisieaIn 1871, a naturalist aboard the U.S.S. Polaris collected scientific specimens — and possibly poisoned the ship’s captain
Chihiro KaiThaís Pansani examines the marks humans left on megafauna bones to determine when people arrived in South America and how they interacted with giant mammals
Chihiro KaiCollected by the iconic American writer John Steinbeck, the octopus has received a number of scientific monikers
Chihiro KaiThe Smithsonian partners with NASA to present the Earth Information Center, a larger-than-life display that visualizes interconnected changes on the planet
Jack TamisieaEntomologist Torsten Dikow, a leading expert on assassin flies, is working to connect a global community of researchers through the democratization of insect science
Emma SaatyThe strange plant is ingrained in American history and well-represented in the museum’s herbarium and gardens
Jack TamisieaIn the wrap-up of “Objects of Wonder,” hundreds of the museum’s most treasured specimens are returning to the collection
Jack TamisieaThis National Virginia Day, learn how Smithsonian scientists are using historic collections and current conservation practices to bring back declining populations of grassland birds
Emma SaatyHigh in the Canadian wilderness, Smithsonian scientists search for ancient minerals that could explain the origins of the continents, oceans and life on Earth
Emma SaatyThere are also events about mushrooms, bats and much more at the National Museum of Natural History in September and October
Jack TamisieaFrom whale earwax to a shimmering ammonite shell, the “Objects of Wonder” exhibition spotlights some of the museum’s most intriguing specimens
Jack TamisieaSmithsonian researcher Wriju Chowdhury is part of an expedition searching for 4-billion-year-old crystals that could uncover the secrets behind Earth’s early history
Emma SaatyTo celebrate the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, discover four creative museum experiences that enhance accessibility for all visitors
Emma SaatyThe batch of newly-described fossils includes a species named after Smithsonian botanist Jun Wen
Jack TamisieaA new Smithsonian paper posits that Swainson’s warblers have tornadoes to thank for ideal habitats
Jack TamisieaThe Old Woman Meteorite is still revealing insights into outer space decades after its discovery
Emily DriehausSmithsonite honors the scientific legacy of mineralogist James Smithson
Jack TamisieaFrom field sites in Vietnam and the coast of West Africa to her laboratory in Washington, D.C., Kate Bemis applies her knowledge of fish diversity to support sustainable fisheries
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