We have it in our power to begin the world over again,” Thomas Paine proclaimed in the pamphlet “Common Sense,” his argument ...

The team named the new pterosaur species Eotephradactylus mcintireae. The generic name means ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ and references the site’s volcanic ash and the animals’ position near the base of ...

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“Youth and the Future of Culture” Highlights Younger Generations July 2–7 ...

A Good Day’s Work” repositions Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860–1961) as a multidimensional force in American art, ...

The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

Monday, July 14, four museums on the south side of the National Mall are closed due to an HVAC issue. See Plan Your Visit for details.

The encyclopedia of planting combinations : the ultimate visual guide to successful plant harmony / Tony Lord ; photography by Andrew Lawson ...

From Shadow to Substance: Grand-Scale Portraits During Photography’s Formative Years This exhibition traces the evolution of the grand-scale, whole-plate photograph format from the high-end ...

Author Moynihan, M Subject Barro Colorado Island Biological Laboratory Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Category Historic Images of the Smithsonian Notes Moynihan, a renowned animal ...

Paleopathological diagnosis and interpretation : bone diseases in ancient human populations / by R. Ted Steinbock ; with a foreword by T. Dale Stewart ...

Object Details Author Smith, Archibald William 1897-1962 Stearn, William T (William Thomas) 1911-2001 Leighton, Ann 1902?-1985 Notes First ed. published in 1963 under title: A gardener's book of plant ...