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The Megalodon | Smithsonian Ocean
At Smithsonian Ocean, we have lesson plans, activities, and resources to help you engage your students in the wonders of our oceans.
Webcast – Fossil Ammonites | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Paleobiologist Dr. Lucy Chang holds an ammonite fossil over a drawer of collection specimens at the museum. May 30, 2019 Shows are 30 minutes long and stream at 11am and 2pm EDT The program is free,…
Q&A: Smithsonian Dinosaur Expert Helps T. rex Strike a New Pose
The Nation's T. rex is back at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in a striking new pose.
As Fossil Hall readies for ‘Deep Time,’ exhibit team hides personal stories…
Dinosaur lunchbox, hidden in Smithsonian museum, features family and work mementos.
Here's How Scientists Reconstruct Earth's Past Climates
Scientists apply different methods to the geologic record with the goal of better understanding and quantifying ancient Earth's temperatures.
The Dr. Is In: Are Birds Dinosaurs and Other Questions from Our…
Cat-loving paleontologist answers your questions in the National Museum of Natural History's YouTube series,
How to Balance Motherhood and a STEM Career
Smithsonian paleoanthropologist Briana Pobiner shares tips for balancing motherhood and a STEM career.
Museum Director Discovers His Mother’s Childhood Visit to the Smithsonian
By raising her son to be curious about the natural world, Kirk Johnson's mother helped shape the trajectory of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
Tiny, duck-billed T. rex cousin identified 21 years after fossil discovered in…
Suskityrannus hazelae weighed between 45 and 90 pounds and roamed the earth 20 million years before the nine-ton T. rex
A Giant Sloth Mystery Brought Me Home to Georgia
A new book from former Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough describes his journey into the collections in search of connections to his heritage
Johns Hopkins Climate Change Symposium, Part 1
Johns Hopkins University holds a day-long climate change symposium in Washington, DC.
Webcast - Fossil Elephants | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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Was the Loch Ness Monster a Plesiosaur and Other Questions from Our…
Cat-loving paleontologist answers your questions in the National Museum of Natural History's YouTube series,
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Botany Collections The plant collections of the Smithsonian Institution began with the acquisition of specimens collected by the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842). These formed the…
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Come help us improve our digital records for the United States National Herbarium (US)! Please join us in our effort to transcribe the locality information for our difficult to decipher US Specimens.…
John Glenn, Buzz Aldrin, and More of the Space Program’s Pioneers in…
In 1998, as John Glenn prepared to become the oldest man ever to enter space, Vanity Fair photographed the astronaut and his peers.