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Cicadas broods map: Why are there so many cicadas in Illinois?
Peoria Journal Star· 4 days agoCicadas have begun to emerge and serenade Illinois and other parts of the Midwest with their...
G. Wayne Clough
GBH News· 7 hours agoSince he began as Secretary in July 2008, he has overseen several major openings at the Smithsonian, including the reopening of the National Museum of American ...
Mark Moffett
GBH News· 7 hours agoAs a Research Associate in Entomology at the Smithsonian Institution, Mark Moffett – “the Indiana Jones of entomology” – travels the world...Entomology...
How long will the cicadas be here in Illinois?
Peoria Journal Star· 18 hours agoMore and more people are seeing and hearing cicadas in Illinois. Cicada nymphs aerate the soil. In other cases, adult periodical cicadas live for just...
5 After-Hours Museum Events to Make the Most of Summer Nights
Washingtonian· 6 days agoEach summer the Museum of Natural History lets children ages eight to 14 have a slumber party with...
Smithsonian Hosts an Education Conference Unlike Any Other This Summer
Smithsonian Magazine· 5 days agoAs any educator at the Smithsonian will tell you, one of the great strengths of the world’s largest ...
Smithsonian Books Blog | Smithsonian Magazine
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 days agoFor more than 175 years, the Smithsonian Institution has been guided by its mission of “the increase and diffusion of knowledge," and we build on this powerful tradition in ...
What deserves to be in a design museum?
Fast Company Magazine· 7 days agoOne is a 3D-printed model of a coronavirus particle, 2020; the other is a turquoise lotus-shaped cup, circa 1100 BCE, from Egypt—the oldest object in the...
Gary Cooper’s daughter to host free screening of classic Western ‘High Noon’ at Smithsonian in DC -...
WTOP Washington· 3 days agoAfter the screening, she’ll join a Q&A with Dr. Amanda Foreman, daughter of screenwriter Carl...
Frist Art Museum Presents Exhibition Spotlights Chicano Graphic Artists' History and Legacy
Broadway World· 5 days agoThe Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now, an exhibition that explores how Chicano activist artists forged a remarkable and enduring legacy of politically engaged printmaking rooted ...