Say Hello to the Scientist Caring for Smithsonian's 35 Million Entomology Specimens
In this Meet a SI-entist, Smithsonian Entomologist and Collections Manager Floyd Shockley reveals how insects impact our daily lives.
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To Recreate a 17th-Century Masterwork, an Entomologist at the National Museum of Natural History Got Creative with Butterflies, Bees and a Bit of Rosemary
The display will be featured in a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art as part of a historic collaboration along the National Mall
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Meet the Smithsonian’s Spookiest Staffers: Flesh-Eating Beetles
This Halloween season, learn how the National Museum of Natural History’s dermestid beetle colony transforms decaying animal carcasses into spotless skeletons.
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Meet Seven Species Named After Musicians
On the eve of the Grammy Awards, learn how scientists sing the praises of their favorite musical artists in the names of ants, snakes, flies and more
