Scientists with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have discovered that a bacterial probiotic helps slow the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) in already infected ...

Object Details Author Roller, Duane W Subject Cleopatra Queen of Egypt -30 B.C Contents Introduction -- Cleopatra's ancestry and background -- The Ptolemaic heritage and the involvement with Rome -- ...

Join us on Saturday, June 21, 2025, as we mark the first Saturday of summer—Solstice Saturday—by staying open late and hosting programs and performances throughout the day and night.

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Shadella Davis is the Smithsonian ombuds (formally known as ombudsman). As ombuds, she serves as a neutral third party to whom employees, supervisors, and affiliated staff can bring any work-related ...

Carnivore keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, welcomed a litter of endangered black-footed ferrets last week. Three-year-old ...

William “Monty” Graham joined the Smithsonian in June 2025 as the director of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC). Located on the Chesapeake Bay near Edgewater, Maryland, SERC leads ...

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To celebrate the centennial of Salvador Dali's birth, on view are 8 of his small oil paintings dating from 1918 to 1958 that provide a view of his work over four decades. Included is Hort del Llane, ...

What are Trust Fund positions? Trust fund positions are unique to the Smithsonian. They are paid from a variety of sources, including the Smithsonian endowment, revenue from our business activities, ...