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‘A search for ourselves’: shipwreck becomes focus of slavery debate

Vessel that sank with more than 200 transported people onboard is being used to humanise the story of slavery

The Guardian - UK

To peer into Earth's deep time, meet a hardy mineral known as the Time Lord

Geologists rely on tiny crystals of the mineral zircon to understand the timing of key events in Earth's early days, like the rising of continents and the emergence of oceans.

WEKU

The very last 747 jet has been made, ending a run of more than 50 years

Boeing says the last 747 it will ever build left its assembly line this week. It's the end of an aviation era that began with Pan Am's first commercial flight of the jumbo jet in 1970.

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The African scuba divers rewriting the slave trade narrative

For so long the story of the slave trade has come from the settlers, Rachel Chason meets the people trying to change that

The Independent UK

Maya Lin doesn't like the spotlight — but the Smithsonian is shining a light on her

Heavily criticized 40 years ago for her Vietnam Veterans' Memorial design, the artist-architect-activist prefers to talk about her artistic process rather than her life

WEKU

Lawmakers look to the Mall for new Smithsonians, but it’s not a done deal yet - Roll Call

The site selection deadline is fast approaching for the American Women’s History Museum and the National Museum of the American Latino.

Roll Call

A runaway girl's skeleton in the museum

She was labeled New Jersey Skeleton 1972, but everyone called her "Sandy"

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Mac Engel: Dan Snyder’s threats to reveal dirt on Jerry Jones won't amount to much

With its Smithsonian museums, Capitol building and White House, Washington, D.C., offers loads of memorable sights, none more so than watching Dan Snyder walk to his motorcade to leave a Washington football game.

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‘It’s about ethics’: Nigeria urges British Museum to follow US and repatriate bronzes

Culture minister says UK institution ‘should learn from what has happened’ as Smithsonian returns 29 Benin artefacts

The Guardian - US

GM EV1: A revolutionary antique that’s still the car of the future

It cost as much as a Mercedes, could only travel 79 miles, and was both the hero and villain of Hollywood. Only 10 years after it rolled into driveways, almost all were crushed. One remains operational … and its parked at The Smithsonian. A qualified antique, it’s still the car…

Tribune News Service

Myscha Theriault: World of Bluegrass festival showcases Raleigh's pleasantly urban side

With a museum scene that's earned the nickname Smithsonian of the South, a notable restaurant repertoire and a boast-worthy beer scene, an unassuming North Carolina town has an abundance of built-in reasons to brag.

Tribune News Service

Discovered in the deep: the crustacean with eyes for a head

Shrimp-like Cystisoma are protected from predators by being virtually invisible – thanks to unique retina and a body that casts almost no shadow

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump PAC used $650,000 in supporter money to fund official portrait: documents

All presidential portraits in Smithsonian privately funded, museum says

The Independent UK

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 the heat.

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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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As species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape

Scientists face a challenge: A troubled species rebounds thanks to restoration efforts, only to make things worse for others by preying on them or outcompeting them for food and living space.

Chicago Sun-Times

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 of the 20th century.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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. Built in 1973 as part of the zoology department at Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria's Natural History Museum was left abandoned for over 30 years before it was renovated and reopened…

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The Independent UK

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

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…

The Canberra Times

From the vaults, an irreplaceable plant collection gains digital protection

CSIRO's national herbarium collection is being digitised

WEKU

The Smithsonian selects four possible sites for new museums for women and Latinos

The National Women's History Museum and the National Museum of the American Latino were authorized by Congress in 2020.

The Independent UK

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 and Culture

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.

WEKU

A new exhibit takes visitors closer to the National Museum of the American Latino

The National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, D.C., won't be finished for another decade, but a pop-up exhibit from the museum has opened on the National Mall

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