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How Lonnie Bunch Built a Museum Dream Team
An exclusive excerpt from the Smithsonian Secretary’s new book, ‘A Fool’s Errand’
Meet the Master Muralist Who Inspired Today's Generation of Paleoartists
The treasured Jay Matternes murals of lost Mesozoic worlds are featured in a new Smithsonian book
Yes, the United States Certainly DID Land Humans on the Moon
Moon-landing deniers, says space scholar and former NASA chief historian Roger Launius, are full of stuff and nonsense
The Mouthwatering History of Seven Fundamental Foodstuffs
A new Smithsonian book whisks readers on a culinary odyssey, tracing the history of salt, pork, honey, chili, tomato, rice and chocolate
A Smithsonian Researcher Reflects on What It Will Take to Land Humans on Mars
In a new book on space exploration, Smithsonian curator emeritus Roger D. Launius predicts boots on the Red Planet ground by the 2030s
Sweet! You Can Now Cook the Food From the African-American History Museum's Award-Winning Café in Your Own Home
Smithsonian Books introduces the <i>Sweet Home Café Cookbook</i>, chock full of delicious riffs on classic African-American recipes
In the Wake of Apollo’s 'Giant Leap,' What’s Next for Lunar Exploration?
A new Smithsonian Book unpacks the possible future of missions to the Moon
This Freak Aviation Disaster Brought Supersonic Idealism Down in Flames
In a just-released Smithsonian Book, author Samme Chittum assesses the Concorde’s demise with the keen eye of a crime reporter
Would Baseball have Become America’s National Pastime Without Baseball Cards?
Tobacco companies spurred the mania, but artistry won the hearts of collectors
How Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Evolved
A new Smithsonian Book highlights firsthand accounts, diaries, letters and notebooks from aboard the <i>HMS Beagle</i>
Thirty-Seven Warblers in a Hundred Days
A Smithsonian ornithologist follows the songbird migration north from the Gulf of Mexico. A new book tells his story
How Should We Archive the Soundtrack to 1970s Feminism?
It's time to talk about the lasting legacy of Olivia Records, a leading voice of the women's music movement, whose history is ready to come out of storage
What Happened When a Southern Airways Flight 242 Crashed in Sadie Burkhalter’s Front Yard
Her home became a makeshift hospital when she looked out her front door to a fiery inferno
Ben Franklin May Be Responsible for Bringing Tofu to America
How a letter of 1770 may have ushered the Chinese staple into the New World
The Ben Franklin-Inspired Super Bowl Recipes You Never Knew You Needed
We don't know who Ben Franklin would root for, but we do know what he'd eat on Super Bowl Sunday
The Ten Best Photography Books of 2017
These eye-opening works invite us to find ourselves in history and nature
Why Religious Freedom and Diversity Flourished in Early America
Jam-packed exhibition features artifacts as diverse as Jefferson's Bible, a steeple bell cast by Paul Revere and a storied Torah
If Only Ernie Had Seen It. Here's Why "Mr. Cub" Is Part of the 2016 World Series Win
From Smithsonian Books, a treasure of baseball history for those who can’t wait for spring training
Celebrate Dino Month With Three New Dinosaur Books
From PhDs to 4th graders, something for everyone
How Artists, Mad Scientists and Speculative Fiction Writers Made Spaceflight Possible
A new book chronicles spaceflight’s centuries-long journey from dream to reality
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