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Smithsonian Says These Moths Are So Gorgeous, They Put Butterflies to Shame: It’s National Moth Week
A New York photographer acquired a new lease on night in the Catskills during the draconian state lockdowns by suspending a white sheet in...
Smithsonian Experts Help Harvey Survivors Restore Family Treasures
While many Houston homes were damaged by Hurricane Harvey, there are some things that can not be so easily replaced, such as family heirlooms...
Beautiful Christmas Music Flash Mob Surprises the Smithsonian (WATCH)
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Starting with a single cellist on the floor of a National Air and Space Museum gallery, and swelling to 120 musicians, The U.S....
Smithsonian Discovers Cute New Mammal Species
Described as a cross between a house cat and a teddy bear, scientists announced the identification of a new mammal species, the olinguito.
In the...
Oprah Donates $12 Million to Help Build African-American Smithsonian Museum
Oprah Winfrey is donating $12 million to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture -- the museum’s largest donation to date....
$35 Million Donated to Smithsonian for Dinosaur Hall Renovation
Billionaire David Koch has donated $35 million to the National Museum of Natural History for the renovation of the Smithsonian Institute's most popular exhibit....
Space Shuttle Soars Around DC Monuments in Route to Smithsonian Retirement (Video)
Space shuttle Discovery soared around the Washington Monument and the White House in a salute to the nation's capital Tuesday before landing for the...
Gates Foundation Gives $50 Million to Smithsonian to Reach Youth
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has contributed $50 million to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.
The gift, announced Wednesday night by the Smithsonian,...
Diving Into a New Smithsonian Era
The new Ocean Hall at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History opened Saturday, the largest renovation in the museum’s century-long history and a transformation...
5th-Grader Points Out Mistake at Smithsonian
"Is fifth-grader Kenton Stufflebeam smarter than the Smithsonian?" He was hailed as correct after he informed the staff of the national museum that they...
Father-Son Were Trying to Find Roman Road But Found a Shovelful of 16th C. Silver Coins Instead
In the Polish forests north of Warsaw, a father and son were out with a local historical society when they found 17 pre-modern coins...
The Politician Who Picked Up Trash in the Capitol Wins Campaign For U.S. Senate
Congressman Andy Kim won his campaign for the US Senate seat in New Jersey last week—a result that left many GNN fans cheering.
The 42-year-old...
Black-Footed Ferret Cloned to Add Diversity Just Gave Birth to Two New Kits Helping Save Species
In Front Royal, a black-footed ferret named Antonia has just given birth to two healthy kits.
Antonia was cloned from the DNA of a ferret...
Grove of 100 Giant Trees Discovered in 2019 Are Tallest in the Amazon–and Now Protected by State Park
From the depths of the Brazilian Amazon comes the incredible news that a massive new protected area, guarding the tallest and most valuable trees...
Good News in History, November 3
119 years ago today, the prolific African-American painter Lois Mailou Jones was born. With her best works exhibited in a half-dozen fine arts museums...
You Can Buy the Recording Console the Beatles Used to Make Their Iconic Album ‘Abbey Road’
For the ultimate Beatles fan, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has come around to bid on the recording console used to track Abbey Road.
Acquired by a...
Good News in History, October 31
On this day, 74 years ago, the British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid was born. Described as the "Queen of Curves," who "liberated architectural geometry, giving...
Period of Ancient Egypt Illuminated by Intricate Coffins for ‘The Lady of the House’
There's never a dull moment down in the land of the Nile for those with a shovel.
A recent discovery of two exquisitely detailed sarcophagi,...
Good News in History, October 4
200 years ago today, a new federalist constitution was signed inaugurating the First Mexican Republic. A drafting committee consisting of several representative figures led...
Telescopes Capture Black Hole in Unprecedented Color Photo Using Triple-Frequency
For generations, humanity has had to be content with artistic illustrations of black holes as a means to imagine these difficult-to-imagine cosmic objects.
Now, the...