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Stories that spark curiosity from the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex.

Bells, Gemini VI, 1965

Smithsonian Snapshot

Bells from Gemini VI

Astronauts Walter "Wally" Schirra and Tom Stafford played "Jingle Bells" with these bells in 1965.

radar image

Smithsonian Story

Ancient Megalake Discovered beneath Sahara Desert

National Air and Space Museum Geologist Ted Maxwell and colleagues recently spotted evidence of the lake while studying radar data of Egypt.

Pablo Picasso’s List, 1912

Pablo Picasso List

Rosa Parks’ Dress, 1955

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Rosa Parks’ Dress

Berezovka Woolly Mammoth—Flesh in a Jar

Berezovka Woolly Mammoth—Flesh in a Jar

horse skeleton

Smithsonian Story

A Racehorse’s Bones Return to Lexington

The legendary thoroughbred Lexington’s remains return to the town of his birthplace.

Hope Diamond Mail Wrapper, Postmark: Nov. 8, 1958

Smithsonian Snapshot

Hope Diamond Mail Wrapper

Jeweler Harry Winston sent the fabled gem by registered first-class mail.

spider web

Smithsonian Story

Drugged Spiders Under the Influence

Just how do parasites influence activities of their host’s nervous system?

silvery gray giant rat

Smithsonian Story

New Species of Giant Rat Discovered

A new species of giant rat discovered on a film-making expedition to a remote rainforest in New Guinea.

Red Hope Diamond

Smithsonian Story

The Blue Hope Diamond Glows Red

Smithsonian geologist investigates the mysterious red phosphorescent glow the stone emits when exposed to ultraviolet light.

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