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Smithsonian Institution secretary to retire amid Trump attacks on museum independence

‘I have to be honest, it has been stressful,’ says Lonnie Bunch III

The Guardian - US

Americans have had their mail-in ballots counted after Election Day for generations − a Supreme Court ruling could end the practice

What is an election and when is it completed?

The Conversation

Smithsonian to display rare and ‘remarkable’ dinosaur skull that was unearthed in South Dakota

The Pachycephalosaurus skull belonged to a dinosaur with a domed-shaped head that lived around 67 million years ago

The Independent UK

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US Smithsonian museums and National Zoo close due to government shutdown

Washington DC-based institution says it’ll temporarily close museums and research centers in response to shutdown

The Guardian - US

31 Remarkable Women Scientists Seen Through Smithsonian Portraits

Discover women scientists who helped shape science as we know it today with this list of 31 Smithsonian Portraits. From zoology to research and advocacy, these women's contributions to the field have been invaluable.

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How is paint made?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected].

The Conversation

US museum denies political pressure in removal of Trump impeachment display

Smithsonian Institution says it will update exhibit to reflect all impeachments of US presidents following backlash.

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Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean’s biodiversity

About 66 million years ago – perhaps on a downright unlucky day in May – an asteroid smashed into our planet.

The Conversation

Black churches back embattled Smithsonian African American history museum after Trump's order

Some Black churches are pledging to support the National Museum of African American History and Culture following an executive order by President Donald Trump alleging exhibits there and at other Smithsonian Institution sites have expressed a “divisive, race-centered ideology.”

The Independent UK

What is the Smithsonian Institution and why is it important?

A Trump executive order aims to uproot ‘anti-American ideology’ from the US museum and research complex

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Vance stakes US claim for Greenland as island’s new coalition insists it ‘belongs to us’

Vice-president and US delegation visit amid growing tension and Trump targets Smithsonian Institution – key US politics stories from 28 March 2025

The Guardian - US

Strange, surreal and sexy: 31 images that changed the way we see our bodies

From dancers to divas, amputees to activists: what images of the human form throughout the decades tell us about who we are

The Guardian - UK

Cooper Hewitt’s ‘Making Home’ triennial reveals an intimate side of the museum’s Gilded Age architecture

'We live and work in the Carnegie Mansion, but it's not typically something that we engage with directly in our exhibitions,' says Alexandra Cunningham-Cameron, one of the co-curators

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Scientists and Indigenous leaders team up to conserve seals and an ancestral way of life at Yakutat, Alaska

Five hundred years ago, in a mountain-rimmed ocean fjord in southeast Alaska, Tlingit hunters armed with bone-tipped harpoons eased their canoes through chunks of floating ice, stalking seals near Sít Tlein (Hubbard) glacier. They must have glanced nervously up at the glacier’s looming, fractured face, aware that cascades of ice…

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Our shrinking moon could cause moonquakes near Artemis astronauts' landing site, scientists warn

Scientists warn that, as the moon shrinks, it invites the possibility of moonquakes and lunar landslides. Both are important to consider when picking a landing site for the forthcoming Artemis mission.

International Business Times

Shaggy Dog Yarn: Study Unravels History And Demise Of Long-haired Canine

A little-known dog lineage with fur so thick it was spun into blankets was selectively bred for millennia by Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest until its rapid demise following European colonization, a study in Science showed Thursday.

WEKU

How DOES your cellphone work? A new exhibition dials into the science

Turns out wireless networks aren't wireless at all. And light pulses in fiber optic cables carry your voice around the world. A new exhibition explains the science you hold in your hand every day.

ABC News

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, whose bones were taken from Australia without permission. But after long negotiations, these men are bringing their ancestors home.

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Beads, felt and bark are turned into masterpieces at Smithsonian Folklife Festival

This summer, artisans from Kenya, Mongolia and Uganda shared the story of their centuries-old traditional crafts — including the art of "barkcloth," declared a UNESCO world heritage "masterpiece."

Los Angeles Times

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 Wrong.” Within the modest confines of a single room at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, the exhibit conveyed an epic tragedy: the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans and…

Los Angeles Times

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. She was in search of a family artifact.

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