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3-D imaging takes Smithsonian from Washington to the world

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Published On :: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 15:43:49 +0000

The Smithsonian has launched an ambitious project to scan millions of items and make them available to the world on a searchable database. CBS reporter […]

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Video: Protecting songbirds by Better Understanding their Migratory connectivity

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Published On :: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 12:05:46 +0000

Identifying and understanding the migratory connectivity of birds throughout an entire annual cycle (not just the times of year they are in your back yard), […]

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Scientists study Skydiving spiders in South America

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Published On :: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 14:33:10 +0000

Arachnophobes fearful of spiders jumping, creeping or falling into their beds now have something new to worry about. Some spiders might also glide in through the window. […]

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On-line resources for Smithsonian Libraries

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Published On :: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:06:14 +0000

Here are some of the many resources the Smithsonian Libraries have to offer for Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History

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First Look: The Smithsonian builds a dinosaur

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Published On :: Fri, 04 Mar 2016 13:12:15 +0000

How do you bring a nearly complete T. rex back to life? You send the fossils to Canada where craftsmen create a creature of steel. […]

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Eld’s Deer Fawn Born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

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Published On :: Wed, 05 Oct 2016 12:38:35 +0000

Oct. 4, 2016—The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute welcomed an Eld’s deer fawn Oct. 2 around 4:30 p.m. Both the fawn and her mom Sienna appear […]

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We are Smithsonian

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Published On :: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 18:50:30 +0000

We are the world’s largest museum, research and education complex. We are an active institution that opens new doors, analyzes big questions and searches to […]

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An Active Environment With Smithsonian Educator: Amy Homma

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Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:51:45 +0000

Meet Amy Homma, the Director of Digital Learning at Art Lab+. Learn how Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has created a dynamic program to […]

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Stephen Hawking Congratulates LIGO Team on its Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award

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Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 14:06:27 +0000

Click here to read more about the work of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. The Smithsonian has been celebrating innovation in American culture for more than […]

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Meet Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Smithsonian Choreographer-in-residence

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Published On :: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:48:18 +0000

Known around the world for personal and culturally inspired choreography, Dana Tai Soon Burgess has been named the Smithsonian’s first choreographer-in-residence at the National Portrait […]

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Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company @ Portrait Gallery

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Published On :: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 15:59:21 +0000

Known around the world for personal and culturally inspired choreography, Dana Tai Soon Burgess has been named the Smithsonian’s first choreographer-in-residence at the National Portrait […]

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Quarry carvings by American WWI soldiers

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Published On :: Sun, 07 May 2017 13:37:12 +0000

The French-German border is littered with as many as 500 underground sites used during World War I. Researcher Jeff Gusky explores them and finds a […]

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Where is the Miracle on the Hudson Plane today?

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Published On :: Mon, 15 May 2017 17:55:14 +0000

US Airways Flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River on January 15, 2009. Learn how the events of that day unfolded and what happened to […]

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Smithsonian staff rally to support African American History Museum after noose incident

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Published On :: Fri, 02 Jun 2017 12:40:49 +0000

Smithsonian staff gathered on Thursday, June 1 outside the National Museum of African American History and Culture to show their support and listen to Director […]

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Why the Smithsonian has world’s largest whale bone collection

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Published On :: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 18:34:50 +0000

Did you know the Smithsonian’s museum support center is home to the largest collection of whale bones EVER? Madeline Sofia from Joe’s Big Idea takes […]

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Sidedoor Season Two

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Published On :: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:05:57 +0000

More than 154 million treasures fill the Smithsonian’s vaults, but where public view ends, Sidedoor begins. With the help of biologists, artists, historians, archaeologists, zookeepers […]

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How the Smithsonian moves space history

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Published On :: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 11:40:43 +0000

Here’s how the Smithsonian Institution is prepping the 9,000-pound capsule used during Apollo 11 for a two-year road trip.

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Smithsonian Affiliates in your neighborhood

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Published On :: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 19:48:03 +0000

An overview of the Smithsonian Affiliations program and its reach in communities across the United States. Is the Smithsonian in your neighborhood?

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Astronaut advice: Peggy Whitson

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Published On :: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:07:47 +0000

  Find your passion,” says veteran Astronaut Peggy Whitson. The Iowa native holds the record for time in space by an American. Learn all about […]

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Burning Man’s Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson

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Published On :: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 20:22:30 +0000

 Husband and wife artists, Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, (who married at Burning Man in 2011) create detailed, tactile, often whimsical large-scale artworks, including the […]

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Droids visit Smithsonian

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Published On :: Wed, 16 May 2018 12:05:25 +0000

On May 4, 2018, members of the DC R2D2 Builders Club visited the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History with their droids. Along with thousands […]

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How To Resize Animated GIFs Without Installing Software

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Smithsonian botanist writes book on his discoveries in the secret land of Myanmar

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Published On :: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:36:26 +0000

The Weeping Goldsmith, written as a first-person narrative, follows Botanist John Kress through nine years as he surveys Myanmar’s teak forests, bamboo thickets, timber plantations, rivers and mangroves to document its incredible botanical biodiversity.

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Mangroves research by Candy Feller, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center botanist

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Published On :: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:54:07 +0000

Follow botanist Candy Feller of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center as she conducts field work on mangrove ecosystems at Carrie Bow Cay, a Smithsonian field research station in the Caribbean.

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Medieval book is important resource for how plants were once collected, treated and used

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Published On :: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:52:09 +0000

Latinus 9333 is the Latin translation of the so-called Tacuinum sanitatis, a medieval handbook on wellness written in Arabic by the 11th-century physician ibn Butlan. It deals with factors influencing human health: from the air, the environment and food, to physical exercise and sexual activity.

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A well-defended territory is what some female hummingbirds find most attractive in a mate

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Published On :: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:20:21 +0000

What they observed was unique among all bird species: successful male caribs maintained and defended territories with nectar supplies that were two to five times greater than their daily needs and also isolated part of their crop for the exclusive feeding rights of visiting females.

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Slide Show: Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is 100!

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Published On :: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:24:14 +0000

Since its doors first opened in 1910, the National Museum of Natural History has inspired curiosity and learning about the natural world and our place […]

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Video: Smithsonian horticulturalist Janet Draper discusses the pollination of the pelican flower

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Published On :: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:30:27 +0000

Flowers are usually associated with butterflies, but not the Dutchman’s Pipe (Aristolochia grandiflora). This deciduous vine, native to Brazil, has large flowers that emit an odor of decaying flesh, which attracts flies and beetles.

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