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Study Finds Wild Bats Have Long-Term Memory Of Sounds
- Wednesday July 20, 2022
- World News | Edited by Diksha Rani
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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Smithsonian Institution Releases 2.8 Million 2D, 3D Images Into the Public Domain
- Wednesday February 26, 2020
- Darab Mansoor Ali
Smithsonian Institution says it encourages people to use, reuse, and transform the free images into just about anything they choose.
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It's A Boy! Critically Endangered Western Lowland Gorilla Born In US Zoo
- Tuesday April 17, 2018
- Offbeat | Michael E. Ruane, Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post
Calaya, a 15-year-old western lowland gorilla who lives at Washington DC's National Zoo, gave birth to her first offspring, a male named Moke, which means "junior" or "little one" in the Lingala language of Africa. Members of the zoo staff said it was an amazing event.
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African-American Museum Tells 'Story Of All Of Us', Says Barack Obama
- Saturday September 24, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
President Barack Obama on Friday celebrated the pending opening of the Smithsonian's new African-American museum and said the institution, decades in the making, is a powerful place because it tells "the story of all of us," not just the famous.
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Statue of Liberty Inspired by Arab Woman
- Wednesday December 2, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Statue of Liberty, a symbol of democracy and freedom that has greeted countless immigrants to US shores, was inspired by a project representing an Arab woman guarding the Suez Canal, researchers said.
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The World Just Got Two New Panda Cubs And They're Adorable
- Monday August 24, 2015
- Offbeat | Amrita Kohli
Cuteness overload, times two -- Mei Xiang, a giant panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, gave birth to twin cubs on August 22. Both cubs, the first born at 5:35 pm and the second at 10:07 pm, are healthy and doing well.
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Smithsonian Turns to Kickstarter to Save Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit
- Tuesday July 21, 2015
- Offbeat | Press Trust of India
The Smithsonian Institution in the US has launched a crowdfunding campaign to preserve the spacesuit in which NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission.
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US Basketball Franchise Celebrates Indian-American Heritage Night
- Monday March 9, 2015
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
A top US-based professional basketball franchise has celebrated Indian-American Heritage Night, recognising the immense contribution of the community.
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Space shuttle Discovery has one last mission to complete
- Tuesday April 17, 2012
- World News | Associated Press
At daybreak on Tuesday, the oldest of NASA's retired shuttle fleet will leave its home at Kennedy Space Center for the final time, riding on top of a modified jumbo jet. Its destination: the Smithsonian Institution's hangar outside Washington, D.C. The plane and jet will make a farewell flight over Cape Canaveral before heading north. The pair al...
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Study Finds Wild Bats Have Long-Term Memory Of Sounds
- Wednesday July 20, 2022
- World News | Edited by Diksha Rani
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Smithsonian Institution Releases 2.8 Million 2D, 3D Images Into the Public Domain
- Wednesday February 26, 2020
- Darab Mansoor Ali
Smithsonian Institution says it encourages people to use, reuse, and transform the free images into just about anything they choose.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
It's A Boy! Critically Endangered Western Lowland Gorilla Born In US Zoo
- Tuesday April 17, 2018
- Offbeat | Michael E. Ruane, Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post
Calaya, a 15-year-old western lowland gorilla who lives at Washington DC's National Zoo, gave birth to her first offspring, a male named Moke, which means "junior" or "little one" in the Lingala language of Africa. Members of the zoo staff said it was an amazing event.
- www.ndtv.com
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African-American Museum Tells 'Story Of All Of Us', Says Barack Obama
- Saturday September 24, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
President Barack Obama on Friday celebrated the pending opening of the Smithsonian's new African-American museum and said the institution, decades in the making, is a powerful place because it tells "the story of all of us," not just the famous.
- www.ndtv.com
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Statue of Liberty Inspired by Arab Woman
- Wednesday December 2, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Statue of Liberty, a symbol of democracy and freedom that has greeted countless immigrants to US shores, was inspired by a project representing an Arab woman guarding the Suez Canal, researchers said.
- www.ndtv.com
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The World Just Got Two New Panda Cubs And They're Adorable
- Monday August 24, 2015
- Offbeat | Amrita Kohli
Cuteness overload, times two -- Mei Xiang, a giant panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, gave birth to twin cubs on August 22. Both cubs, the first born at 5:35 pm and the second at 10:07 pm, are healthy and doing well.
- www.ndtv.com
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Smithsonian Turns to Kickstarter to Save Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit
- Tuesday July 21, 2015
- Offbeat | Press Trust of India
The Smithsonian Institution in the US has launched a crowdfunding campaign to preserve the spacesuit in which NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Basketball Franchise Celebrates Indian-American Heritage Night
- Monday March 9, 2015
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
A top US-based professional basketball franchise has celebrated Indian-American Heritage Night, recognising the immense contribution of the community.
- www.ndtv.com
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Space shuttle Discovery has one last mission to complete
- Tuesday April 17, 2012
- World News | Associated Press
At daybreak on Tuesday, the oldest of NASA's retired shuttle fleet will leave its home at Kennedy Space Center for the final time, riding on top of a modified jumbo jet. Its destination: the Smithsonian Institution's hangar outside Washington, D.C. The plane and jet will make a farewell flight over Cape Canaveral before heading north. The pair al...
- www.ndtv.com