Schlagwörter: Anthropocene—animals, ZZ-reversed, University, California, Canberra’s

Scientists have discovered how hot temperatures override chromosomes in bearded dragons

Schlagwörter: Williamsburg, Occasionally, Renaissance, Sketchbook, Botticelli

With more than 50,000 sketchbooks from 50 countries, the Brooklyn Art Library in Williamsburg is still accepting submissions

Schlagwörter: Communications, Smithsonian’s, Biorepository, Agricultural, Smithsonian

A trillion cicadas expected to invade the Washington metropolitan region when the ground warms to 64 degrees

Schlagwörter: Eventually, Midwestern, Fahrenheit, Michoacán, Including

I set off to be the first person to cycle alongside the butterflies to raise awareness of their alarming decline

Schlagwörter: Massachusetts–Amherst, Conservancy–Nebraska, Proceedings, University, Department

Researchers used satellite imaging and surface soil color to find out how much of the nutrient-rich earth has eroded away

Schlagwörter: Intercontinental, Gemini-Titan, Twenty-seven, Atlas-Agena, Maneuvering

Smithsonian curator Michael Neufeld recounts the harrowing details of when Gemini Vlll astronauts faced the first life-threatening, in-flight emergency

Schlagwörter: Smithsonian’s, Conservation, Invertebrate, Deichmann’s, Researchers

In a tropical rainforest study, 60 percent fewer insects visited traps illuminated in a golden glow. Researchers say the results may be widely applicable

Schlagwörter: Smithsonian’s, Conservation, Invertebrate, Deichmann’s, Researchers

Scientists studying insects in tropical environments find ways to reduce insect die-offs caused by artificial light

Schlagwörter: Tuniigusiia/The, Kablusiak—bring, Angeles-based, KOW-ma-yourk, HOW-ma-yourk

More than 20,000 works from artists across the Canadian Arctic are on display at Qaumajuq, a new museum-within-a-museum at the Winnipeg Art Gallery

Schlagwörter: International, Homesteading, Performance, French-born, Earthlings

They take time off and practice their hobbies, though that wasn't always the case

Schlagwörter: Perseverance, Ingenuity, February, Although, Ginny’s

Nicknamed 'Ginny,' the Mars helicopter is set to take off from the surface of the Red Planet no earlier than April 14

Schlagwörter: University, California, Minnesota, Extension, Maryland

Hack your way to planting success with the popular kitchen appliance

Thousands of photographs in government archives bring the war to life

Schlagwörter: Frustrations, Coordinating, Minneapolis, Confederate, Confederacy

When Tuskegee student Sammy Younge, Jr., was murdered in 1966, his classmates focused their righteous anger on a local monument

Schlagwörter: Immunoglobulin, Translational, Organization, AstraZeneca, SARS-CoV-2

Intranasal vaccines may help prevent transmission and hinder the evolution of new viral variants

Schlagwörter: SIA_000095_B31_F38_002, SIA_000095_B41_F09_035, Dell'historia, SIA2010-2160, Smithsonian

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives offers book lovers these nine stylish backdrops

Schlagwörter: Humanitarianism, Philanthropy’s, Massachusetts, Institution’s, Jesse—helped

Americans have a long tradition of inspiring and elevating movements for change using benefit concerts, song and other artistic traditions

Beehives create green spaces where you'd least expect them

Schlagwörter: Superfortresses, Outmaneuvered, Superfortress, Smithsonian’s, Thunderjets

On that April 'Black Thursday' 70 years ago, the air war over Korea changed as the Allies scrambled to counter the superior MiG-15 jet fighter

Schlagwörter: Biosystematics, Onchocerciasis, Communications, Smithsonian’s, Dana-Farber’s

Surprisingly, mosquitoes, leeches, parasites, birds and minerals can be important sources for research to fight cancer and prevent disease

Schlagwörter: Florence—including, Cacciaguida, Bellincione, Renaissance, Smithsonian

For the 700th anniversary of the poet’s death, visit his birthplace, churches and tomb

Schlagwörter: Americans—including, Interestingly, Smithsonian’s, Neanderthals, Anthropology

Genome sequencing shows some individuals share family ties with surprising populations, and all boast plenty of Neanderthal relatives

Schlagwörter: Smithsonian’s, Conservation, Smithsonian, Department, Sometimes

It takes more than just a spoonful of sugar to entice compliance from geckos, red pandas, kiwis and monkeys

Schlagwörter: Specifically, Recognizing, Tereshkova, Spacecraft, America’s

It is time to honor six decades of women's contributions to spaceflight, says the Air and Space Museum, with unbiased verbs like 'crewed' or 'piloted'

Schlagwörter: Oxford-AstraZeneca’s, Francisco-based, Administration, Maryland-based, Pucciarella

The company Zipline is using the technology to provide medical resources to rural areas in markets around the world

Schlagwörter: Characterizing, Oceanographic, Massachusetts, Bhattacharya, Pocillopora

Gassy chemicals may tell tales of coral health and climate change

Schlagwörter: Brooke-Hitching’s, Brooke-Hitchings, Brooke-Hitching, Massachusetts, Inaccessible

A new tome takes readers into collector Edward Brooke-Hitching's "madman's library"

Schlagwörter: Shakespeare’s, Unfortunately, Shakespearean, Pennsylvania, Shakespeare

The new book "North by Shakespeare" examines the link between the Bard of Avon and Sir Thomas North

What will it take to capture images of a distant world capable of harboring life?

Schlagwörter: Massachusetts, University’s, Sekimachi’s, Surrealist, California

A rising scholar of equality issues in American Art dives into the Smithsonian collections to find dynamic stories for her upcoming webcomic series

Schlagwörter: African-Americans, Smithsonian-wide, Smithsonian’s, Philadelphia, Gallery—the

In a new podcast, the National Portrait Gallery reveals that a portrait is being commissioned of the former president

Schlagwörter: University’s, Proceedings, Pinpointing, Yellowstone, Colorado’s

Sounds like birdsong and flowing water may alleviate stress, help lower blood pressure and lead to feelings of tranquility

Schlagwörter: University, Collection, Middlesex, Hackney’s, Victorian

In the borough of Hackney, a 'disinfecting station' ostensibly kept the public safe from the spread of infectious illness

Schlagwörter: Paleoichthyologists, Helicoprion, Ridiculous, Ferromirum, University

CT scans and visualization tools are now allowing scientists to recreate the weird cartilaginous structures of ancient predators

Schlagwörter: Kormos-Buchwald, Arab-populated, Star-Spangled, Organization, Declaration

The German physicist toured the nation as a fundraiser for Zionist causes, even though he was personally torn on the topic of a Jewish nation

Schlagwörter: Araucariaceae, Pennsylvania, Smithsonian, Identifying, University

New evidence from fossil plants shows today’s South American rainforests arose in the wake of Earth’s fifth mass extinction

Schlagwörter: Smithsonian’s, Oceanographic, Conversations, Postdoctoral, Smithsonian

Stream these free programs and more this April through the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History

Schlagwörter: PANAMARTINA.COM, Communications, Smithsonian, Development, Technology

'Martina and the Bridge of Time' tells the story of the Isthmus' formation and evolution through the adventures of a young Panamanian girl

Schlagwörter: Smithsonian, Washington, Indigenous, Throughout, National

From India to Antarctica, these pictures capture the passion, solitude and surprise of a year unlike any other

Schlagwörter: Hemingway—vulnerable, Smithsonian’s, Psychiatrist, Pennsylvania, University’s

An upcoming PBS documentary prompts a deep-dive into the story behind this rarely published Smithsonian portrait of the legendary writer

Schlagwörter: Ghettos—Yiddish, Nazi-occupied, Three-Martini, Massachusetts, Warsaw-based

These April releases elevate overlooked stories and offer insights on oft-discussed topics

Schlagwörter: Documentation, Rydingsvard’s, WalkingStick, Typelooping, Decorative

During the pandemic, the Archives of American Art provided refuge and a place for artistic inspiration

Schlagwörter: Egyptologist, Muir-Harmony, Invertebrate, Simms-Burton, Smithsonian

Check out tapestry weaving, lunch with a curator and virtual study tours produced by the world’s largest museum-based educational program

Schlagwörter: V]oraciousness, Metamorphoses, Metropolitan, Aristophanes, Renaissance

A new collection of essays considers how the villainous women of classical antiquity, from Medusa to the Sphinx, resonate in contemporary Western society

Schlagwörter: Mathematically, Locust-lovers, Experiencing, Connecticut, Hemipterans

Amazing details about the buzzing insects set to storm the United States this spring

Schlagwörter: Hernández—infuses, Queen”)—along, Smithsonian, Initiatives, Eventually

Far from a “girl band” or pop novelty, the group’s success is a hard-earned triumph of gender justice

Schlagwörter: Smithsonian’s, Enlightenment, Smithsonian, Institution, Celebration

Crimilda Pontes was the Institution’s first official graphic designer and the designer of the iconic sunburst symbol

Schlagwörter: German-Jewish, Preservation, Photographer, Washington’s, Hill-Wheeler

Photographer Andrew Feiler's years-long journey through 15 Southern states rescued stories of the fading buildings and the lives they changed

Schlagwörter: Psychologists, International, Authorities, University, California

Psychologists say you can't confirm deception by the way a person acts—but experts are zeroing in other methods that might actually work

Schlagwörter: California’s, Association, Bissonnette, Desolation, Washington

Spotting smoke from towers on high peaks could have been deemed 'man's work,' but a few pioneers paved the way for generations of women to do the job