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Viking Women and Black-Footed Ferrets Are Coming to the Museum This Holiday Season

Have a holly jolly holiday and tune into exciting programming about the natural world at the museum this December

A tan-colored skull and spine sticks out of a sandy surface. The jaws of the elongated skull are studded with sharp teeth that are angled at the viewer.

This November, Be Thankful for Specialty Spirits and Ancient Sea Monsters

A tan woolly mammoth skeleton facing left bends its front legs and tilts its tusks towards the bottom of the frame.

Celebrate Fabulous Fossils and More Natural History Programs This October

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Get to Know the Planet’s Pollinators and More Natural History Programs This June

A gray and white bird perches among leafy branches

Celebrate Black Birders Week and More Natural History Programs This May

A chimpanzee sits among leaves

Explore How Chimpanzees Perceive Gender and More Natural History Programs This April

A small bonfire burns in the foreground with a sunset in the background.

Explore How Fire Shaped Human Evolution and More Natural History Programs This March

Three black and white acorn woodpeckers perched on a branch with wings spread.

Discover How Animals Show Their Love and Other Natural History Programs This February

A light blue and red tomopterid worm swimming in black water. A light blue credit line along the worm's end reads "Copyright 2012 K.J. Osborn, Smithsonian."

Explore Ocean Bioluminescence and More Free Natural History Programs This December

Person wearing winter gear kneeling in the snow holding up a fishing line with a small fish hooked on it

Six Free Natural History Programs Streaming in November

A person using a notebook while kneeling in grass on a sunny day in Kenya.

Seven Natural History Programs to Stream for Free in October

Keeping our pets healthy is just one way to improve the wellbeing of our families and communities. Find out why in a family program streaming Sept. 26. (Kim Hester)

Four Natural History Programs Streaming for Free This Month

Whether your classes are held in person or remotely this fall, the Smithsonian’s fall series of virtual school programs will keep students engaged as they explore the museum’s research and collections. (Smithsonian)

Sign Your Students Up for a Natural History Crash Course This Fall

Two-toed sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) live in the canopy layer of the Panamanian rainforest. Find out why in a family program streaming July 17. (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Punta Culebra Nature Center)

Five Free Natural History Programs Streaming in July

Discover why and how seabirds, like the parasitic jaeger, migrate in a virtual program on June 8. (Per Harald Olsen/NTNU, CC BY 2.0)

Five Free Natural History Programs Streaming in June

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History welcomes its new Head of Education, Outreach and Visitor Experience, Carla Easter. (James Di Loreto, Smithsonian Institution)

Meet the Smithsonian Natural History Museum's New Head of Education, Outreach and Visitor Experience

Filmmaker and Director Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu will talk about the role of storytelling in her film “Kapaemahu” in a panel discussion presented by the Mother Tongue Film Festival on May 14. (Still from “Kapaemahu,” courtesy of Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu)

Eight Free Natural History Programs Streaming in May

Participate in the City Nature Challenge by spotting and recording animals and plants in your city starting Apr 30. (Katja Schulz)

11 Free Natural History Programs Streaming in April

Traverse our universe in a special program from the National Museum of Natural History and National Air and Space Museum streaming on Mar. 3. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Nine Free Natural History Programs Streaming in March

Celebrate the Mayan New Year with a Mayan astronomy webinar in Spanish and more in February’s lineup of virtual programs from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. (

Seven Free Natural History Programs Streaming in February

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