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"Black History Is US History": Trump's Cultural Power Grab Draws Criticism
Washington's Smithsonian is a sprawling chain of museums dedicated to both celebrating and scrutinizing the American story -- and the latest cultural institution targeted by President Donald Trump's bid to quash diversity efforts.
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Harvard Scientist Claims God Is Real, Reveals Mathematical Formula To Prove It
Dr Willie Soon, an astrophysicist and aerospace engineer, who has worked for a long time at the Harvard and Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics, has recently claimed that a mathematical formula could be the ultimate proof of God's existence.
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Iconic Ruby Slippers From The Wizard Of Oz Up For Auction At $550,000 Nearly Two Decades After Theft
The auction also includes other items from the film including the screen door from Dorothy Gale's Kansas home and the hat worn by Margaret Hamilton
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Watch: The Brave Six Who Stood Beneath An Exploding Nuclear Bomb
To assess the impact of nuclear weapons on humans, the US undertook an exceptionally audacious experiment.
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Study Finds If Space Dust Could Protect Earth From Climate Change
The study was led by researchers from the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard & Smithsonian and the University of Utah.
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Internet Is All Hearts Over 45-Year-Old Orangutan "Auntie" Bonnie
In the video shared by Smithsonian's National Zoo on Instagram, the orangutan is seen having fun with other members of its family.
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Study Finds Wild Bats Have Long-Term Memory Of Sounds
A study has claimed that certain wild bats have long-term memory of sounds. It has been carried out by researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama who studied frog-eating bats.
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Jeff Bezos Gives Record $200 Million Donation To Smithsonian
Jeff Bezos will donate $200 million to the Smithsonian, the largest gift in the history of the institute.
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Watch: Red Panda Getting Treat From Puzzle Feeder Is Too Cute To Handle
The video was shared by USA's The Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute on their official Twitter handle.
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Smithsonian Institution Releases 2.8 Million 2D, 3D Images Into the Public Domain
Smithsonian Institution says it encourages people to use, reuse, and transform the free images into just about anything they choose.
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Legendary Jet That Flew Faster Than Rifle Bullet Heads For Storage
They swept the dirt from its path as the old rocket plane was rolled out of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum on Tuesday night.
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It Only Took 66 Million Years, But A T-Rex Is Finally Making Its US Debut
The history of the skeleton known to Montanans as the "Wankel T rex," to the Smithsonian as the "Nation's T rex" and to scientists as "MOR555," has three parts. The first we know little about - researchers can't even tell whether that hatchling was a girl or a boy. The second part was 24 billion days of stony silence. But the third ... that's where...
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"Look, Mom, Is This Real...": US Health Museum Is A Fascinating Nightmare
With all the Smithsonians and the National Gallery of Art closed by the federal shutdown, now's a good time to visit D.C.'s lesser-known museums.
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Mystery Dinosaur To Stay In Basement As New US Museum Opens Next Year
When the new fossil hall at the National Museum of Natural History opens next June, it will show off hundreds of the Smithsonian's finest prehistoric specimens, including the newly acquired star of the Late Cretaceous show, "The Nation's T. rex."
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Climate Change Could Render Many Of Earth's Ecosystems Unrecognisable
After the end of the last ice age, as sea levels rose, glaciers receded and global average temperatures soared as much as 7 degrees Celsius, the Earth's ecosystems were utterly transformed.
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"Black History Is US History": Trump's Cultural Power Grab Draws Criticism
Washington's Smithsonian is a sprawling chain of museums dedicated to both celebrating and scrutinizing the American story -- and the latest cultural institution targeted by President Donald Trump's bid to quash diversity efforts.
-
Harvard Scientist Claims God Is Real, Reveals Mathematical Formula To Prove It
Dr Willie Soon, an astrophysicist and aerospace engineer, who has worked for a long time at the Harvard and Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics, has recently claimed that a mathematical formula could be the ultimate proof of God's existence.
-
Iconic Ruby Slippers From The Wizard Of Oz Up For Auction At $550,000 Nearly Two Decades After Theft
The auction also includes other items from the film including the screen door from Dorothy Gale's Kansas home and the hat worn by Margaret Hamilton
-
Watch: The Brave Six Who Stood Beneath An Exploding Nuclear Bomb
To assess the impact of nuclear weapons on humans, the US undertook an exceptionally audacious experiment.
-
Study Finds If Space Dust Could Protect Earth From Climate Change
The study was led by researchers from the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard & Smithsonian and the University of Utah.
-
Internet Is All Hearts Over 45-Year-Old Orangutan "Auntie" Bonnie
In the video shared by Smithsonian's National Zoo on Instagram, the orangutan is seen having fun with other members of its family.
-
Study Finds Wild Bats Have Long-Term Memory Of Sounds
A study has claimed that certain wild bats have long-term memory of sounds. It has been carried out by researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama who studied frog-eating bats.
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Jeff Bezos Gives Record $200 Million Donation To Smithsonian
Jeff Bezos will donate $200 million to the Smithsonian, the largest gift in the history of the institute.
-
Watch: Red Panda Getting Treat From Puzzle Feeder Is Too Cute To Handle
The video was shared by USA's The Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute on their official Twitter handle.
-
Smithsonian Institution Releases 2.8 Million 2D, 3D Images Into the Public Domain
Smithsonian Institution says it encourages people to use, reuse, and transform the free images into just about anything they choose.
-
Legendary Jet That Flew Faster Than Rifle Bullet Heads For Storage
They swept the dirt from its path as the old rocket plane was rolled out of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum on Tuesday night.
-
It Only Took 66 Million Years, But A T-Rex Is Finally Making Its US Debut
The history of the skeleton known to Montanans as the "Wankel T rex," to the Smithsonian as the "Nation's T rex" and to scientists as "MOR555," has three parts. The first we know little about - researchers can't even tell whether that hatchling was a girl or a boy. The second part was 24 billion days of stony silence. But the third ... that's where...
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"Look, Mom, Is This Real...": US Health Museum Is A Fascinating Nightmare
With all the Smithsonians and the National Gallery of Art closed by the federal shutdown, now's a good time to visit D.C.'s lesser-known museums.
-
Mystery Dinosaur To Stay In Basement As New US Museum Opens Next Year
When the new fossil hall at the National Museum of Natural History opens next June, it will show off hundreds of the Smithsonian's finest prehistoric specimens, including the newly acquired star of the Late Cretaceous show, "The Nation's T. rex."
-
Climate Change Could Render Many Of Earth's Ecosystems Unrecognisable
After the end of the last ice age, as sea levels rose, glaciers receded and global average temperatures soared as much as 7 degrees Celsius, the Earth's ecosystems were utterly transformed.
