Science

Phases of the 2017 total solar eclipse, captured from Farewell Bend State Recreation Area in Oregon.

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Watch the Total Solar Eclipse From Your Home With These Live Streams Online

Not in the path of totality? See the moon blot out the sun, revealing its magnificent corona, from your computer or phone

While blooming, the Amazonian cactus releases a unique sweet scent similar to honeysuckles and gardenias, but that scent is short-lived and turns foul after two hours.

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Watch First Time-Lapse Footage of a Rare Moonflower Cactus Blossoming

The rare Amazonian cactus blooms only once a year for 12 hours

The Navigation Cameras on Perseverance capture an image of the rover's deck.

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How to Keep Up With NASA’s Perseverance Rover as It Explores Mars

Follow along as the new rover sends incredible data and images back to Earth

A student does her remote learning at a Boys and Girls Club in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Innovation

Ten Research-Backed Tips on Parenting in a Digital Era

With screen time at a high during the Covid-19 pandemic, two educators offer some advice

Projects that harness the public to make observations and report data about the health of our environment are growing. Anyone can join—no PhDs needed.

Innovation

Twenty-Four Ways to Turn Outdoor Passions Into Citizen Science

Heading into the new year, consider collecting scientific data while skiing, hiking, surfing, biking and partaking in other adventures

Arts and Culture

Covid-19 patients during their weekly vocal lessons as part of ENO Breathe.

Innovation

How Opera Singing Is Helping Long-Haul Covid-19 Patients Recover

Developed in the United Kingdom, ENO Breathe is a virtual program that rehabilitates patients through the art of song

Alexander Calder checks some of his mobiles during a 1962 exhibition of his work at Tate London.

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Explore the Newly Digitized Archive of Alexander Calder, Famed ‘Sculptor of Air’

A new online trove from the Calder Foundation offers fans endless avenues to learn about the artist’s life and work

West African culinary traditions

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New Online Portal Chronicles the Culinary Legacy of the African Diaspora

“Feast Afrique,” a digital tool created by food historian Ozoz Sokoh, features nearly 200 texts spanning 1828 to the present

The Virtual Online Museum of Art (VOMA) features art by global artists, including "Pinga," a powder-coated steel sculpture by Misha Milovanovich.

Travel

The World’s First Entirely Virtual Art Museum Is Open for Visitors

VOMA—the Virtual Online Museum of Art—is a free and fully immersive art experience

Club Cardinal users can decorate their own dorm rooms.

Innovation

Stanford University Students Flock to a Virtual Campus

A new digital platform allows students to explore campus and connect in Zoom rooms during the school’s Covid-19 shutdown

History

Flight 93 fuselage and call button, now housed in the collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

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These Free Online Resources Tell the Story of 9/11 and Its Aftermath

Browse 12 archives, databases and portals that help users deepen their understanding of the attacks

Prior to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the thriving neighborhood of Greenwood, Oklahoma (seen here in 1920), was nicknamed "Black Wall Street."

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How the Public Helped Historians Better Understand What Happened at Tulsa

A century after the massacre of a prosperous Black community, Smithsonian volunteers transcribed nearly 500 pages of vital records in less than 24 hours

During World War II, the United States government incarcerated some 120,000 Japanese Americans, including the Uno family spotlighted in the documentary series.

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Watch 150 Years of Asian American History Unfold in This Documentary

The five-part PBS series chronicles the community’s story through archival footage, interviews

Moskin answered about 1,000 questions over five days.

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This Exhibition Lets Visitors ‘Chat’ With a WWII Veteran Who Liberated Nazi Camp

Interactive installation at the National WWII Museum encourages people to ask Staff Sgt. Alan Moskin about his wartime experiences

The online portal features virtual exhibitions, tours, videos and images of more than 200 artifacts.

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You Can Now Explore 200 Years of Chinese American History Online

The Museum of Chinese in America launched the digital platform one year after a fire devastated its archives