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The ‘Ultimate Honor’: Why a Colorful Mineral Honors the Smithsonian‘s Namesake
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoWith more than 148 million specimens and objects, the vast majority of the National Museum of ...
Natural History Museum needs help naming a giant new dinosaur fossil
Los Angeles Daily News· 3 days agoThere’s a new visitor coming to the Natural History Museum of LA County — a giant green 75-foot-long...
There are shipwrecks all around Florida. Here’s where they’re sunk
WKMG ClickOrlando· 3 days agoThe water around Florida’s peninsula is a graveyard to thousandsof ships, according to Gainesville’s...
MLB at Rickwood Field: 10 things we learned at MLB's event honoring Negro Leagues
USA Today· 2 hours agoBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — “I remained always hopeful that this day would come.” This is the way Bob...
Summer solstice came early this year
WUNC Chapel Hill· 19 hours agoNPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jackie Faherty, an astronomer at the American Museum of Natural History ...
What's open and what's closed in NYC on Juneteenth?
CBS News· 2 days agoWednesday is Juneteenth, which means there will be closures around New York City. What is the meaning of Juneteenth? Juneteenth is observed ...
Philadelphia Museum Of Art Shines A Fresh Light On Mary Cassatt
Forbes· 1 day ago“Work” references both the dogged effort with which Cassatt (1844–1926) pursued her chosen...
Gigantic sunfish that washed up on Oregon beach could be the largest of its species ever found
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAll three species can grow to about 11 feet (3.3 meters) in length and weigh up to 2.3 tons (2,300...
A new era: Florida Museum's exhibits director to retire next month
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 17 hours ago“I am so proud of what we’ve accomplished at the museum. I’ve seen a lot of change in 35 years,...
John Wilmerding, Who Helped Give American Art an Identity, Dies at 86
New York Times· 7 days agoAmerican paintings were largely overlooked and undervalued until he came along. John Wilmerding, a...