The National Museum of the American Indian works with Native Tribes to bring sacred artifacts home again
Welcome to Our Sister Blog, Surprising Science
A new blog keeps in line with our obsessions
A ‘New Dawn’ for Ugly Vegetables
Crooked carrots, rejoice!
The Body of Copernicus Is Identified
The famed astronomer wasn’t always so well known
Wish They All Could Be California Chicks…
Californian voters just approved a proposition that could make your omelette more expensive
Pigeons and pork bellies, apparently
Picture of the Week – A Newly Restored Photo of the Earth and Moon
This week’s Picture of the Week is the Earth as seen from the Moon, circa 1966.Thinking ahead, NASA sent five missions up to photograph the moon
American History Transformed, Watch the New Museum Evolve
An exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the National Museum of American History’s building as it is transformed
When Will There Be Herds of Mammoths?
With the announcement that the woolly mammoth genome has been sequenced, it seems natural to ask when we will finally see live mammoths
A Chemistry Lesson at the American History Museum
Spark!Lab at the National Museum of American History, which reopens on Friday after extensive renovations
There’s Nothing Like a Spark!Lab to Ignite the Imagination
Spark!Lab, a new hands-on activity center, joins the National Museum of American History
Get to Sleep Before You Lose Your Senses and Your Money!
If you don’t get back to sleep, you risk forgetting what you learned, impairing your ability to learn, and preventing yourself from extracting concepts
Amazing animations from the USGS of a magnitude 7.8 scenario earthquake on the San Andreas Fault in southern California
Sabertooth Cat: More Like a Lion or a House Cat?
It is difficult to figure out the behaviors of an animal that lived thousands—or millions—of years ago when all you have are its fossilized bones
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