Mother's Day | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/mothers-day/RSS feed for Mother's DayenTue, 26 May 2026 17:56:08 +0000Whistler Didn't Mean to Make His Mourning Mother an Art World Star. Today, She's a Highlight at a Major Exhibition in Londonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/whistler-didnt-mean-to-make-his-mourning-mother-an-art-world-star-today-she-is-a-highlight-at-a-major-exhibition-in-london-180988808/Officially titled 'Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1,' James McNeill Whistler’s stoic portrait of his mother has come to define the artist’s style and legacy. The artwork is currently on display in the same city where it was painted more than 150 years agoTue, 26 May 2026 17:56:08 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/whistler-didnt-mean-to-make-his-mourning-mother-an-art-world-star-today-she-is-a-highlight-at-a-major-exhibition-in-london-180988808/Pregnancy Changes Mothers' Brains. These Recent Discoveries Are Showing Us Howhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pregnancy-changes-mothers-brains-these-recent-discoveries-are-showing-us-how-180988713/“Baby brain” isn’t the deficit it’s stereotyped to be, research suggests. Neural adaptations during pregnancy can prime soon-to-be-moms to become more attuned to their children and enhance social cognitionSat, 09 May 2026 00:23:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pregnancy-changes-mothers-brains-these-recent-discoveries-are-showing-us-how-180988713/Celebrate Moms This Sunday and Every Day With Moving Photos of Motherhoodhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/celebrate-moms-today-and-everyday-with-moving-photos-of-motherhood-180984331/This Mother’s Day, these shots from around the world remind us why they’re so specialFri, 10 May 2024 11:55:41 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/celebrate-moms-today-and-everyday-with-moving-photos-of-motherhood-180984331/Female Spiders' Maternal Instincts Captured in 99-Million-Year-Old Amberhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/female-spiders-maternal-instincts-captured-in-99-million-year-old-amber-180978699/Four amber pieces are the earliest evidence of maternal care in spidersFri, 17 Sep 2021 22:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/female-spiders-maternal-instincts-captured-in-99-million-year-old-amber-180978699/The New Science of Motherhoodhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/new-science-motherhood-180977456/Through studies of fetal DNA, researchers are revealing how a child can shape a mom's heart and mind—literallyThu, 22 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/new-science-motherhood-180977456/Celebrate Mother's Day With These Artworks From the Smithsonian Collectionshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/art-artistry-mother-child-180974819/These paintings, sculptures and illustrations honor the bonds of motherhoodFri, 08 May 2020 15:49:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/art-artistry-mother-child-180974819/