What’s so woke about the National Zoo?
The most popular attraction at the National Zoo are the giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, playful people-pleasers on loan ...
With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the US administration opens up a new front in the history wars
I teach history in Connecticut, but I grew up in Oklahoma and Kansas, where my interest in the subject was sparked by visits ...
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With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the Trump administration opens up a new front in the history wars
In the end, a group led by congressman and former president John Quincy Adams ensured Smithson’s vision was realized. Adams felt that the country was failing to live up to its early promise. He ...
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Discovery of Hidden Groups Within Migratory Shorebird Could Aid Conservation
Researchers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have uncovered three distinct groups of long-billed curlews, a North American migratory shorebird facing ...
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Performance, museums, history: Trump's cultural power grab
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 ...