Smithsonian News

Smithsonian brings Alexander Graham Bell voice recording to life

Washington - The voice of Alexander Graham Bell, the man widely given credit to as developing the telephone, can now be heard. Due to a remarkable break-through, Bell's voice has been shared online for all to hear.

In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 4 comments

Op-Ed: Smithsonian's Mary Livingston Ripley Garden ─ A peaceful haven Special

Washington - The Mary Livingston Ripley Garden is located in downtown Washington, sandwiched between two Smithsonian Museums. It's worth stopping in for a visit when walking on Independence Avenue either while touring or on a lunch hour.

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Nefertiti, the first 'space spider' to survive flight, dies

Washington - The Smithsonian Natural History Museum announced the death of the world's first "spidernaut". "Neffi", a jumping spider, had been the first spider to travel in space and survive the trip.

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Newborn giant panda at National Zoo dies

Washington - Panda lovers across the world are grieving today as news comes out that the new baby born earlier this week at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington died early this morning.

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Giant panda gives birth to cub at National Zoo

Washington - Last night a giant panda at the National Zoo in Washington gave birth to a cub. The mother panda's chances of conceiving a cub had previously been estimated to be slim, so has created lots of excitement.

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Review: 'The Art of Video Games' at Smithsonian's American Art Museum Special

Washington - The Smithsonian American Art Museum opened a new innovative temporary exhibit in March called "The Art of Video Games". The exhibit explores the forty years since the first home video game was launched.

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Video: Space Shuttle Discovery's final journey is complete Special

Chantilly - Discovery made her final voyage this week and has moved to Fairfax County, Va. to the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly.

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The Moon is Shrinking

Though you won’t notice it, the moon is shrinking. Don’t worry; it won’t be disappearing anytime in the near future. The shrinking process has been happening for over a billion years and could possibly still be occurring.

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Scientists discover 3.2 million-yr-old Hominid Special

Cleveland - Meet Lucy's great-grandfather Kadanuumuu, who was found in Ethiopia recently. Scientists say the early hominid skeleton confirms human-like walking is more ancient then we had previously known. Have we found another piece of the missing link?

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