Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system's many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show. At the American Museum of Natural History last fall, experts were hard at work preparing ...
Sunday marked the first day that the Smithsonian Institution museums, which include the National Zoo, were closed because of ...
For National Snail Day, museum research fellow Melissa Betters explores the mollusks’ notable nature Melissa Betters A shell from the Cuvier tropid snail, a terrestrial species native to Madagascar, ...
It's nearly 10:00 pm on Friday night, and a group of children shine their flashlights on the imposing skeleton of a ...
Erin Wunderlich is a science writing intern at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. She covers natural history research and collections news for the museum’s blog, Smithsonian Voices.
The American Museum of Natural History has found a more appropriate space for Apex, a nearly complete dinosaur skeleton lent ...