National Museum of Natural History

Proposed Lunar Biorepository Could Store Genetic Samples Without Electricity or Liquid Nitrogen

Smithsonian Scientists Conduct New Analyses on Ancient ‘Time Capsule’ Rocks, at Least 2.5 Billion Years Old

Study Focuses on an Ancient Group of Marine Invertebrates That Includes Soft Corals, Pushes Back the Previous Oldest Dated Example of Trait by Nearly 300 Million Years

Displayed in the National Museum of Natural History’s Deep Time Fossil Hall, the Allosaurus Fossil Is Now the Name-Bearing Specimen for the Entire Species

Discovery Sheds Light on the Origin of Living Frogs and Other Amphibians and Pays Homage to the Iconic Muppet

DNA Analysis of Museum Specimens Brought the New Hedgehogs to Light

Analysis Conducted To Pinpoint the Origin and Sudden Disappearance of the Culturally Significant Coast Salish Woolly Dog

With More Than 20 Years’ Experience at the Smithsonian, Lippert Is Nationally Recognized for Her Contributions to Archaeology and Repatriation

Museum Will Display Remains of the First Scientifically Described Rice’s Whale

Arrival of Samples Is a Major Milestone in the Museum’s ‘Our Unique Planet’ Initiative

Researchers Caution That Harvests Must Be Sustainably Managed To Preserve Populations for Future Generations

Scientists Analyzed DNA From an African American Burial Ground Located at a Historic Maryland Ironworks