Toni Tipton-Martin To Receive Julia Child Award From The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts in Front of Child’s Kitchen. Speakers Include Ruth Reichl, Padma Lakshmi, Jamila Robinson and Tiffanie Barriere.
New Collaboration With Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination Pairs Smithsonian Experts With Futurists and Sci-Fi Creators To Launch Series of Posters and Short Stories Set in the Future
Joe Feddersen (Arrow Lakes/Okanagan), “Horses, and Deer,” 2020, Glass, 13 1/4 x 11 3/4 x 10 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum, museum purchase through the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund. 2021.34. Copyright 2020, Joe Feddersen, photo courtesy of Froelick Gallery.
Astronomers have found evidence for a possible planet candidate in the M51 ("Whirlpool") galaxy, representing what could be the first planet detected outside of the Milky Way. Chandra detected the temporary dimming of X-rays from a system where a massive star is in orbit around a neutron star or black hole (shown in the artist's illustration). This dimming is interpreted as being a planet that passed in front of an X-ray source around the neutron star or black hole. Credit: NASA/CXC/M. Weiss
Cretapsara athanata: The first crab in amber from the dinosaur era is spectacularly preserved, including delicate tissues like antennae, mouthparts lined with fine hairs, large compound eyes, and even its gills. Credit: Lida Xing (China University of Geosciences, Beijing)
The Oldest and Most Complete Fossil Crab Ever Discovered Suggests These Animals Ventured Onto Land at Least 25 to 50 Million Years Earlier than Previously Thought
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo welcomed two golden-headed lion tamarins to mother Lola and father Coco in the Small Mammal House. Photo credit: Mimi Nowlin, Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Animal care staff at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute welcomed a litter of five cheetah cubs to mother Rosalie Oct. 12. Photo credit: Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute biologist Adrienne Crosier transferred a 2-week-old male cheetah cub from Front Royal, Virginia, to Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon. Photo Credit: Adrienne Crosier, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Deborah Czeresko, Meat Chandelier, 2018, blown glass, metal armature, 96.06"H x 59.84"W x 59.84"D, The Corning Museum of Glass, 2019.4.165; Photo by The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York.
First Major Exploration of the Future on the National Mall To Launch With ‘FUTURES Remixed’ Festival, Featuring Bill Nye, Pattie Gonia, SHAED, HBO Max’s “Legendary,” Kal Penn and More
