Peer Through the Glare to Glimpse the Night Sky in New Smithsonian Exhibition
‘Lights Out’ explores how ecology and culture revolve around the night and how light pollution is threatening this essential darkness
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Searching for Earth's Oldest Rocks: Follow a Smithsonian Expedition to the Remote Northwest Territories
High in the Canadian wilderness, Smithsonian scientists search for ancient minerals that could explain the origins of the continents, oceans and life on Earth
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Turning Off Your Lights Could Save Millions of Birds Each Year from Deadly Building Collisions
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
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Discover Why Animals Need the Dark and Other Natural History Programs This April
Stream programs about the ever-brightening sky, the dawn of technology and visit the National Museum of Natural History for a book signing.
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