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The Smithsonian Transfers Rare 2,300-Year-Old Silk Manuscripts to China
The Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were smuggled into the United States in the 1940s. Scholars say they provide remarkable insights ...
President Trump’s effect on cultural institutions: What Marylanders need to know
President Donald Trump set out to change the nation’s cultural conversations starting on the first day of his second term.
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These ‘mind-bending’ murals impressed the Smithsonian, including one towering over a Michigan river
A towering riverside mural gained recognition this month by the official publication tied to the Smithsonian Institute’s ...
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See the Stunning Archival Photographs That Tell the Stories of Everyday Native Life and Communities
The Archive Center at the National Museum of the American Indian presents a new exhibition that can help "interrupt the ...
Trump’s war on Harvard is un-American
The trigger-happy firing range that is the present administration has put America’s universities squarely in the crosshairs.
Monkeys are kidnapping babies of another species on a Panamanian island, perplexing scientists
Researchers found capuchins on Jicarón Island abducting baby howlers, raising questions about primate behavior and cultural ...
Cincinnati Zoo welcomes first Guam Kingfisher chick of 2025
The Cincinnati Zoo has welcomed its first new Guam Kingfisher, or Sihek, chick of 2025. This chick will be part of a long ...
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North America's large mammals disappeared 50,000 years ago, new tech is now showing us where they went
Molecular clues from collagen in old bones are teaching us about the lives, movements, and demise of Ice Age megafauna like ...
Museum renovations coming along
The Ellen Noël Art Museum recently received some big items for its renovation such as a revolving door and an elevator, a screen wall, 37-foot columns, horizontal support pieces and vertical slats.