National Museum of Natural History | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/blog/national-museum-of-natural-history/RSS feed for National Museum of Natural HistoryenWed, 27 May 2026 17:15:00 +0000Oregon But Not Forgotten: How Sea Otters Once Protected the State's Kelp Forestshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/05/27/for-sea-otter-day-a-historic-skull-in-the-museums-collection-reveals-how-these-cuddly-creatures-once-protected-oregons-kelp-forests/For Sea Otter Day, learn how a suite of specimens featured in the museum’s upcoming “From These Lands” exhibition illustrate the intertwined nature of sea otters and giant kelp in the Pacific NorthwestWed, 27 May 2026 17:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/05/27/for-sea-otter-day-a-historic-skull-in-the-museums-collection-reveals-how-these-cuddly-creatures-once-protected-oregons-kelp-forests/The Buffalo is Life: Inside the Symbiotic Relationship Between Bison and Native Communitieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/05/21/the-buffalo-is-life-inside-the-symbiotic-relationship-between-bison-and-native-communities/The National Museum of Natural History worked with Indigenous experts to spotlight the enduring cultural significance of buffalo in the exhibition “Bison: Standing Strong”Thu, 21 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/05/21/the-buffalo-is-life-inside-the-symbiotic-relationship-between-bison-and-native-communities/Here’s How the Smithsonian’s 70-Year-Old Bull Bison Got a Blow-Outhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/05/07/heres-how-the-smithsonians-70-year-old-bull-bison-got-a-blow-out/Conservators at the National Museum of Natural History recently spruced up a bison specimen for the new exhibition “Bison: Standing Strong”Thu, 07 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/05/07/heres-how-the-smithsonians-70-year-old-bull-bison-got-a-blow-out/This May at the National Museum of Natural History, Learn How Scientists Investigate Volcanic Eruptionshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/05/01/this-may-at-the-national-museum-of-natural-history-learn-how-scientists-investigate-volcanic-eruptions/The museum is hosting events throughout the month ranging from an exploration of human evolutionary history to a celebration of all things amphibianFri, 01 May 2026 15:05:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/05/01/this-may-at-the-national-museum-of-natural-history-learn-how-scientists-investigate-volcanic-eruptions/150-Year-Old Frogs Collected by a Founding Smithsonian Naturalist Helped 21st-Century Scientists Track How Pesticides Devastated Amphibian Populations in Illinoishttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/04/23/150-year-old-frogs-collected-by-a-founding-smithsonian-naturalist-reveal-how-pesticides-devastated-amphibian-populations-in-illinois/In celebration of the upcoming Save the Frogs Day, learn how scientists used historic cricket frogs to connect hormone-altering industrial chemicals to amphibian declines in the MidwestThu, 23 Apr 2026 19:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/04/23/150-year-old-frogs-collected-by-a-founding-smithsonian-naturalist-reveal-how-pesticides-devastated-amphibian-populations-in-illinois/New Smithsonian Exhibition to Showcase Objects From All 50 Stateshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/04/22/new-smithsonian-exhibition-to-showcase-objects-from-all-50-states/National Museum of Natural History invites visitors to celebrate and reflect on national connections represented in the museum’s 148 million specimens and objectsWed, 22 Apr 2026 19:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/04/22/new-smithsonian-exhibition-to-showcase-objects-from-all-50-states/Celebrate the Comeback of the American Bison This Spring at the National Museum of Natural Historyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/04/21/celebrate-the-comeback-of-the-american-bison-this-spring-at-the-national-museum-of-natural-history/Mark your calendar for all things bison as the museum celebrates the nation’s 250th anniversary with a spotlight on the national mammalTue, 21 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/04/21/celebrate-the-comeback-of-the-american-bison-this-spring-at-the-national-museum-of-natural-history/Meet the Entomologist and Wildlife Photographer Zooming in on the Weird and Wonderful World of Antshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/04/13/meet-the-entomologist-and-wildlife-photographer-zooming-in-on-the-weird-and-wonderful-world-of-ants/Mark Moffett, a research associate at the National Museum of Natural History, specializes in capturing the often-overlooked behaviors of insectsMon, 13 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/04/13/meet-the-entomologist-and-wildlife-photographer-zooming-in-on-the-weird-and-wonderful-world-of-ants/‘Snarge,’ Seashells and Much More This April at the National Museum of Natural Historyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/04/09/snarge-seashells-and-much-more-this-april-at-the-national-museum-of-natural-history/This spring, the museum is hosting events exploring everything from how our ancestors wielded wooden tools to the work of forensic ornithologistsThu, 09 Apr 2026 14:30:00 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