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High-Tech Human Genome Exhibit Coming To D.C.

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.21.2012

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WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is developing its first major exhibit on the human genome with a $3 million pl...

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Betty White Heads To Washington

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.16.2012

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WASHINGTON — Betty White is headed to Washington to see the wildlife – not the donkeys and elephants on Capitol Hill, but the animals in t...

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PHOTOS: Happy 75th Birthday, Small Mammal House

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 05.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Small Mammal House at the Smithsonian's National Zoo marked its 75th birthday on Tuesday. Home to a variety of rodents, insectivo...

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Spot On National Mall Will Be Named For Koch Brother

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.03.2012

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WASHINGTON — An energy businessman is donating a record $35 million to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History to build a new dinos...

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Smithsonian Preparing Steve Jobs Exhibit

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.04.2012

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Smithsonian Institution is preparing an exhibit featuring Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs' more than 300 technology patents o...

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Basic Scientific Research and Its Transformational Potential

James M. Gentile | Posted 04.30.2012

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As our nation's leadership in scientific and technological innovation is challenged as never before, federal funding of basic scientific research remains essential, but that research should be potentially transformational.

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PHOTOS: 2 Space Shuttles Cross Paths In Ceremony

Posted 04.20.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Two NASA space shuttles, Discovery and Enterprise, crossed paths in a historic exchange at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum...

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Thousands Cheer As Space Shuttle Reaches New Home

Posted 04.17.2012

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By: Clara Moskowitz Published: 04/17/2012 05:49 PM EDT on SPACE.com CHANTILLY, Va. — Cries of "I see it!" rang out through the crowd a...

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WATCH: NASA's Oldest Shuttle Makes Final Takeoff

AP | By SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 04.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The space shuttle Discovery soared over the Washington Monument, the White House and the Capitol in a high-flying salute to the nation's...

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Retired Shuttle Takes Off On Historic Final Flight

Posted 04.17.2012

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By: Robert Z. Pearlman Published: 04/17/2012 07:11 AM EDT on SPACE.com WASHINGTON — Space shuttle Discovery, NASA's fleet leader and the worl...

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LOOK: Space Shuttle To Fly Low Over Nation's Capital

Posted 04.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, be sure to look up for a rare and wonderful air show. The Space Shuttle Discovery is expected to fly over landmarks in th...

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Smithsonian's New Exhibit Focuses On Immigration

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 04.12.2012

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WASHINGTON — Dorothy's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" have a new home with a diverse set of artifacts in a new timeline of American histo...

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New Exhibit Travels From The Pilgrims To Election '08

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 04.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Dorothy's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" have a new home with a diverse set of artifacts in a new timeline of American history th...

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LOOK: Shuttle's Crazy Cockpit On Display As Retired Spacecrafts Head To New Homes

Posted 04.09.2012

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By: Mike Wall Published: 04/03/2012 11:35 AM EDT on SPACE.com A retired NASA space shuttle and an early prototype for the winged spacecraft will...

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2 Space Shuttle Cameras Coming To National Air And Space Museum

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 04.04.2012

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WASHINGTON — IMAX Corp. is donating its first cameras used to film aboard the space shuttle to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum i...

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Portrait Gallery Opens Civil War Portraits

AP | Posted 03.30.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery is opening two new exhibits that retrace the history of the Civil War, including a display o...

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PHOTOS: Enjoying Hirshhorn's 'SONG 1' Video Spectacle

Posted 03.28.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Although there were some initial fears that a cold front pushing through town Wednesday afternoon would made outdoor events wet and mise...

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LOOK: World's Biggest Snake Coming To Smithsonian

Posted 03.28.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The world's biggest snake is coming to the nation's capital. A model of it, anyway. The scientifically accurate, realistic model of t...

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Russian Roswell UFO Debris Prepared For The Public At Vegas Area 51 Exhibit: Exclusive

HuffingtonPost.com | Lee Speigel | Posted 03.27.2012

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When the Area 51 exhibit officially opens today at the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, visitors will see something that may startle them:...

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WATCH: 'SONG 1' Opens At The Hirshhorn, 'The Bubble' Gets Its Name

Posted 03.23.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Multimedia artist Doug Aitken's "SONG 1" was officially inaugurated on Thursday night literally wrapping the Hirshhorn Museum in moving ...

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LOOK: Museum Exterior Wrapped In Hi-Def Video Images

Posted 03.22.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Multimedia artist Doug Aitken's "SONG 1" will literally wrap the Hirshhorn Museum in moving images beginning Thursday night. The art...

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Now Open At SAAM : 'Art of Video Games'

The Huffington Post | Megan Arellano | Posted 03.16.2012

WASHINGTON -- "It's not only one of the most expressive art forms we have," said Chris Melissinos, curator of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's ne...

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Nature's Best Photography On Display

AP | Posted 05.07.2012

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WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History will soon exhibit some of the world's best nature photography on the National ...

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PHOTOS: Smithsonian Plans Festival To Welcome Discovery

AP | Posted 02.29.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Smithsonian Institution plans a four-day festival with NASA to welcome space shuttle Discovery into its collection in April. The Na...

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