Effort to build women’s history museum on National Mall gains traction
The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act, which now has over 90 co-sponsors, was introduced by Rep. Nicole ...
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Wayne Higby to receive Smithsonian Visionary Award for 2026
Wayne Higby, director of the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum and a longtime ceramic artist and educator, will receive the Smithsonian Visionary Award for ...
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Visiting Washington, D.C. for Spring Break? Pack These Books to Enrich Your Trip!
With beautiful weather and cherry blossom season, you can't beat springtime in the nation's capital. If you're heading to D.C ...
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Bezos Earth Fund and Smithsonian Leap to the Aid of Endangered Frog Species
M from the Bezos Earth Fund to help save 25 frog species through conservation, rewilding, and disease prevention efforts ...
Atlantic sturgeon were fished almost to extinction − ancient DNA reveals how Chesapeake Bay population changed over centuries
In North America, sturgeon have played important subsistence and cultural roles in Native communities, which marked the seasons by the fishes’ behavioral patterns. Large summert ...