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With record-breaking heat, zoos are finding ways to keep their animals cool

Extreme temperatures are taking a toll on zoo animals. Zoos throughout the U.S. are finding ways to help animals beat…

Indigenous leaders bring their ancestors home after 90 years at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

For decades, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has held the remains of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,…

Ebony, Jet photo archives are headed to the Smithsonian

The museum and J. Paul Getty Trust will digitize and make available material that documents African American life for most…

Chicago Sun-Times

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Nigeria’s Natural History Museum Holds Rare Collection of West African Artifacts

In southwest Nigeria, West Africa's only natural history museum serves as a world class facility for conservation of natural resources.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

New Mexico foundation to return Indigenous items to Mexico

Small, ancient sculptures that have been gathering dust in an Albuquerque storage box are returning home to Mexico

The Independent UK

Smithsonian’s Hong Kong ties rile pro-democracy activists

Lawmakers vow support in targeting Hong Kong representative office.

Commentary: Republicans are banning books about historical truths their own leaders have apologized for

On a recent outing my wife and I took in a touring exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution titled “Righting a…

Los Angeles Times

From the vaults, an irreplaceable plant collection gains digital protection

CSIRO's national herbarium collection is being digitised

The Canberra Times

Title IX: Scurry's career, law forever linked at Smithsonian

Brianna Scurry's soccer jersey from the 1999 Women's World Cup is at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History…

The Independent UK

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How a Black family's Bible ended up at the Smithsonian Institution

WASHINGTON — On a rainy spring afternoon, Denise Diggs visited the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.…

Los Angeles Times

Biden signs bill for national Asian Pacific history museum

President Joe Biden has signed a bill creating a commission to study establishing a national museum on the history of…

The Independent UK

Kids who play a team sport have less mental health issues: New study

Children involved exclusively in an individual sport – such as tennis – are more likely to experience mental health issues…

Climate Change: Rainforest Trees Have Been Dying Faster Since The 1980s

Tropical trees in Australia’s rainforests have been dying at double the previous rate since the 1980s, seemingly because of climate…

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Once a Hartford treasure, J. Doyle Dewitt collection of historic American political memorabilia sold at auction

HARTFORD, Conn. — The University of Hartford has quietly sold one of the most extraordinary collections of American political memorabilia…

Tribune News Service

House Unanimously Passes Bill To Pursue National Asian And Pacific American Museum

It’s the first step to establish a federal museum dedicated to AAPI history, culture and accomplishments.

The art of resilience: how the museum has endured through crisis

In a new book, author Samuel Redman looks back on times of strife and how arts institutions have responded and…

The Guardian - US

TV’s ‘black-Ish’ Ends 8-Season Run with Legacy, Fans Secure

A surprise awaited “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris and his family on a 2016 visit to the newly opened National Museum…

Asharq Al-Awsat

TV's 'black-ish' ends 8-season run with legacy, fans secure

The TV sitcom “black-ish” is about to wrap up its eight-season run

The Independent UK

How HBO Max recreated Child's kitchen

Julia Child's kitchen is so iconic that it's preserved in the Smithsonian. How did HBO Max recreate it for TV?

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The spicy history of salt shakers

While often viewed as novelty items, the shakers are the product of design innovation and some chemistry know-how

How did Japan become so cheap?

Every month, the Bank for International Settlements calculates and publishes the real and nominal effective exchange rates for major currencies.…

‘Finger-Like Solar Flares’ Explained in New Study

In January 1999, scientists observed mysterious motions within a solar flare. Unlike typical flares that showed bright energy erupting outwards…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Science Illustrator Violet Dandridge Helped Zoologists Document Their Specimens

A collaboration between the Smithsonian and Google Arts & Culture shed new light on scientific illustrator Violet Dandridge.

Why Bezos Won’t Get Sacklered By The Smithsonian

The name of the third richest billionaire will stay on the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum for 50 years.

Fauci’s Portrait Will Soon Hang In The Smithsonian — Here Are 6 More New Honorees

This year's Portrait of a Nation honorees include a scientist, humanitarian, activist, filmmaker, music giant and two sports legends.