Educators are invited to attend the Smithsonian’s free National Education Summit 2025, hosted by the Office of the Under Secretary for Education July 15–17. (Photo by Norwood Photography)
Jaehyun Lee collects a porewater sample in the SMARTX experiment, at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Maryland. Credit: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Smithsonian STARS— Scientists Taking Astronomy to Rural Schools— aims to bridge gaps in access to hands-on STEM learning opportunities for children in rural and tribal nation schools by providing a donated telescope, ongoing teacher training and support, and curricula and lesson plans to inspire kids and foster their curiosity. Image courtesy of Celestron™.
“Portrait of a Nation Award” presented by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for the National Portrait Gallery.
Scientists used small solar tags to identify where long-billed curlews migrate, revealing hidden populations of North America’s largest shorebird. Andy Boyce, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Truman Lowe (Ho-Chunk, 1944–2019), Feather Canoe, ca. 1993. Peeled willow saplings, feathers, copper wire, 22 x 74 x 12 in. National Museum of the American Indian 41/6541
Heliconia bella in Panama. This species was discovered and named by John Kress, an emeritus curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and one of the authors of the new study. Photo credit: John Kress.
This basket by Juana Basilia Sitmelelene (Chumash), created 1815–1822 at Mission San Buenaventura, incorporates Spanish coin designs with traditional Chumash basketry. When viewing this basket, educator Nicolasa I. Sandoval (Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians) said, “I can only imagine the circumstances Sitmelelene lived and worked in….Sitmelelene sings to me a song of resilience through her basket. She lives.”
Gladstone changed into this glittering black dress for the Vanity Fair Oscars party. Quilled rosettes and blue mountain motifs accent the quillwork neckline. Courtesy of Gucci, Joe Big Mountain of Ironhorse Quillwork, and Lily Gladstone. Photo credit Doug Peters/PA Images via Getty Images.
Margaret Hamilton, lead Apollo flight software design, standing next to listings of the Apollo Guidance Computer source code. Courtesy NASA/Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
The Winston Red Diamond, an exquisite 2.33 carat Fancy red diamond - one of the finest in the world. Photo by Robert Weldon, courtesy of Ronald Winston.
