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The Smithsonian Institution was established by an act of Congress in 1846 as an independent federal trust instrumentality, a ...
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Research resources: Online Catalog, Biodiversity Heritage Library, Smithsonian Digital Repository, and more... The ...
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The Smithsonian is one of the world’s foremost research centers in science, the arts, and the humanities. In addition to ...
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Kilroy was there : a GI's war in photographs / by Tony Hillerman ; photos from the collection of Frank Kessler

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Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute To Welcome Critically Endangered Arabian Leopards in a Major Conservation Cooperative Agreement With Saudi ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) have announced an agreement involving the international conservation and loan of ...
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Smithsonian Response to Reports About Artifacts On View

Recent reports about the Smithsonian removing the historic Greensboro, North Carolina, lunch counter and a stool from the National Museum of American History and National Museum of African American ...
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Traces of Ancient Brine Discovered on the Asteroid Bennu Contain Minerals Crucial to Life

A Bennu sample on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History after it was unveiled to museumgoers Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. James Di Loreto and Phillip R. Lee, Smithsonian. Note to ...
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National Portrait Gallery To Install Photograph of President-elect Donald J. Trump Before Inauguration

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will install a photograph of President-elect Donald J. Trump from Jan. 13 through Feb. 11, 2025, to coincide with the 60th presidential inauguration Jan. 20 ...
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Giant Pandas Will Make Their Public Debut Jan. 24 at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

On Jan. 24, giant pandas Bao Li [BOW-lee] and Qing Bao [ching-BOW] will make their public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI). From Jan. 25 to Feb. 9, ...
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Midnight Magic

"I’m not superstitious, but I’m a little stitious.” As the New Year approaches, this iconic line from The Office feels more relatable than ever. From gulping grapes in Spain to donning yellow ...
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Fossil Footprints Reveal That Two Early Human Relatives Lived on the Same Landscape 1.5 Million Years Ago

Analysis of Other Fossil Footprint Sites Shows That the Two Species Repeatedly Visited Lake Margin Habitats for Up to 200,000 Years The study was led by Kevin Hatala, associate professor of biology at ...
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Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art Adds Seven New Members to Its Advisory Board

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art announces the appointment of seven new members to the museum’s national board. Based in the United States and Africa, these new members are global ...