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PollenGEO

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:38:36 +0000

New Pollen Database Unlocks Microscopic Clues

Wide Horizons

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:30:34 +0000

Smithsonian internships empower the next generation of changemakers.

Design for Change

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 17:48:20 +0000

Teen mentorship program inspires students to pursue design careers.

Gardens Take Flight

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:07:02 +0000

Smithsonian Gardens unveils two revitalized green spaces that educate and inspire.

Legacies of Resilience

Mon, 12 May 2025 14:05:17 +0000

A National Museum of African American History and Culture Exhibition frames the history of slavery in a global context

Preserving Living Memory

Mon, 12 May 2025 13:33:57 +0000

Smithsonian oral histories unblock American voices

An Icon Tells New Stories

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 21:17:42 +0000

A conservation project sparks innovative research on the National Museum of American History’s Gunboat Philadelphia.

Smithsonian Welcomes Two Pandas

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 21:15:58 +0000

National Zoo builds on long history of wildlife conservation

A Texas Tradition

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:43:32 +0000

Learn about escaramuzas, a Texas tradition, by taking a closer look at Mexican American Verónica Dávila's dress featured in the National Museum of American History's exhibition, Girlhood (It's Complicated).

Fishes of the Amazon

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:45:23 +0000

Current methods of identifying fish species require scientists to examine specimens through a microscope or conduct DNA testing. But what if identification could be achieved simply by taking a cell phone photo?

Life on Exoplanets

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:23:15 +0000

Could there be life on planets outside our solar system? For astrophysicists, it’s a big unanswered question, and one that AI technology can help investigate.

A 3D Space Suit

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:29:18 +0000

To tell the story of the first American in space, the Smithsonian Digitization Program Office and the National Air and Space Museum are digitizing in 3D—with the help of AI—one of the museum’s most iconic objects: astronaut Alan Shepard’s 1961 Mercury space suit.

Engaging AI to Share Knowledge

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:15:00 +0000

The Smithsonian is exploring the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for research and discovery—and to create a better shared future for all.

A Contemporary Look at Asian Art

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 16:33:14 +0000

South Korean artist Park Chan-kyong brings new perspectives to the National Museum of Asian Art this fall with the opening of Park Chan-kyong: Gathering, the inaugural exhibition in the museum’s just-opened modern and contemporary galleries.

Sight Lines

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 16:13:28 +0000

The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s reimagined galleries for modern and contemporary art invite visitors to reconsider what American art is and can be.

Air, Land and Sea: New Tools for Resilience

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:27:45 +0000

In the air, on land and in the sea, the Smithsonian is building new tools for resilient ecosystems—innovative approaches and technologies that will provide knowledge and open up avenues to understand and protect our planet.

Beyond the Textbook

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 18:56:46 +0000

Nebraska Educators and the Smithsonian Bring Learning to Life

On With The Show

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 18:40:40 +0000

The National Museum of American History's newest exhibition explores the power of pop culture.

Sustaining People and the Planet

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 18:06:47 +0000

What do you know about what you eat? Where does it come from? How was it grown, fished or harvested, and by whom? From Virginia farmlands to Alaskan headwaters and Panamanian shores, the Smithsonian is working with scientists, farmers and fishermen to illuminate the connections between food and sustaining a diverse planet—working with nature to protect and nourish the land, streams and oceans that feed us.

Conserving Food Cultures

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 19:17:58 +0000

Food History Weekend 2022 Spotlights Advocates, Innovators