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15 Years Later, the National Museum of Natural History Is Still Asking What It Means to Be Human

The museum’s groundbreaking Hall of Human Origins centers around the adaptations that set early humans apart

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Our Planet On the Big Screen: New Museum Exhibition Explores Ever-Changing Earth from Space and on the Ground

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Fetching Fossils and Unwrapping Mannequins: Here’s What Happens When a Museum Exhibition Closes

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Check Out These Wondrous Objects on Display Before They Return to the Museum’s Collection

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Inclusive Innovations: An Accessible Natural History Experience

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Dusting Dinosaurs and Elephants: How Specialists Keep the Museum’s Largest Treasures Spotless

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Celebrate Cellphones, Birds and Old Jazz Favorites at the National Museum of Natural History this May and June

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NMNH in Review: How an Asteroid Sample Traveled From Outer Space to the Museum's Mineral Hall

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Celebrate the Holiday Season with the Museum’s Stunning Collection of Blue Specimens

A black plate of whale baleen is lit up against a dark background with brown hair-like material coming from the bottom of the specimen.

How a Whale Skull at the Smithsonian Became a Beacon for Marine Mammal Conservation

The ceiling of the NMNH rotunda creates a circular pattern above the underside of the grey trunk of the elephant.

Behind the Lens: Meet the Photographers Capturing the Museum’s Most Stunning Moments.

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New Museum Display Showcases the Mineral Building Blocks of Cellphones

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“Endlessly Fascinating Devices”: Why the National Museum of Natural History is Exploring the Cultural Nature of Cellphones

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Dino-Sore: Smithsonian Paleontologist Diagnoses Ancient Ailments in the Museum’s Dinosaurs

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Turning Off Your Lights Could Save Millions of Birds Each Year from Deadly Building Collisions

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Discover Why Animals Need the Dark and Other Natural History Programs This April

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Peer Through the Glare to Glimpse the Night Sky in New Smithsonian Exhibition

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Lucy’s Legacy: Celebrating the 48th Anniversary of Her Discovery with a Selfie

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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