It’s one of DC’s coolest jobs: Uncovering fossils at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum
WTOP gets a look at how a “fossil preparator” uncovers the past at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in D.C.
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Unearthing Connections to Plants, Gardens and the Natural World Around Us
Why does it feel so good to be in a garden? The latest collaboration with USA Today shares the plants, people and stories of ...
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15 Years Later, the National Museum of Natural History Is Still Asking What It Means to Be Human
Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...
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Smithsonite: A Mineral Named for James Smithson
Smithson was one of the first researchers to systematically categorize calamine—or zinc as it was later called. In 1832, three years after Smithson’s death, French mineralogist François Sulpice ...
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Making a Statement
Velvet cloth, dyed and natural porcupine quills, sterling silver and silver-plated beads, smoked deerhide. Courtesy of Gucci, Joe Big Mountain of Ironhorse Quillwork, and Lily Gladstone. Image: Mike ...
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Smithsonian Institute To Publish Unfinished Robert Johnson Biography
The Smithsonian Institute has announced that an unfinished ... The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will exhibit items from the collection for two years from June 23.