For Endangered Species Day, learn about the marvelous biology and murky future of freshwater mussels
Jack Tamisiea
| May 19, 2023
Participate in a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and more this month at the National Museum of Natural History
Jack Tamisiea
| May 12, 2023
As climate change alters ocean ecosystems, scientists look to marine mammal ecology and morphology to predict how recovering species will fare in an uncertain future
Emma Saaty
| May 11, 2023
Almost 40 years ago, Smithsonian zoologist Gary Graves collected tissue samples in the jungle that formed the nucleus of the museum’s DNA collection
Jack Tamisiea
| May 5, 2023
For National Veterinary Day, Matthew Carrano gives several ancient reptiles a paleo-physical
Jack Tamisiea
| April 28, 2023
The stunning tsavorite gemstone arrives at the museum with a well-documented history
Jack Tamisiea
| April 20, 2023
Artificial lights wash out the stars that guide bird migrations, luring them into a maze of treacherous obstacles and highlighting the need to preserve the dark night sky
Emma Saaty
| April 19, 2023
Learn how botanical illustrator Alice Tangerini keeps traditional artistic methods alive in the increasingly digital world of science
Emma Saaty
| April 11, 2023
Stream programs about the ever-brightening sky, the dawn of technology and visit the National Museum of Natural History for a book signing.
Emma Saaty
| April 7, 2023
The new finding pushes the first signs of tetrapod herbivory back millions of years
Jack Tamisiea
| April 5, 2023
‘Lights Out’ explores how ecology and culture revolve around the night and how light pollution is threatening this essential darkness
Jack Tamisiea
| March 23, 2023
Entomologist Floyd Shockley drove across the country to pick up a premier butterfly and moth collection
Jack Tamisiea
| March 14, 2023
Archaeologist William Fitzhugh has spent the past two decades documenting carved stone monoliths in the Mongolian countryside to uncover the secrets of an elusive ancient culture
Emma Saaty
| March 9, 2023
Tune in to programs about the original paleo diet, an environmental film festival and more at the National Museum of Natural History.
Emma Saaty
| March 3, 2023
Elizabeth Cottrell collects rocks and analyzes samples in the lab to help reveal what makes Earth so unique
Jack Tamisiea
| February 28, 2023
For President’s Day, learn the story behind the giant birds sent to Washington to celebrate Roosevelt’s reelection
Jack Tamisiea
| February 20, 2023
This World Whale Day, take a look inside of the National Museum of Natural History’s whale bone repository
Emma Saaty
| February 17, 2023
Smithsonian scientists study saline lakes in the Chilean desert to travel back in time to ancient Earth and beyond
Emma Saaty
| February 9, 2023
The research puts modern oceanic climate change in context
Jack Tamisiea
| February 2, 2023
An Ichthyosaur graveyard, oyster middens and other headline-grabbing findings by scientists at the National Museum of Natural History
Jack Tamisiea
| January 13, 2023
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