Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
See for Yourself One of the World's Rarest Red Diamonds at the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum
Laid out like an orchestra in a quiet gallery room, 40 colorful gems have one of the planet’s most distinguished conductors: ...
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How Do Diamonds Get Their Fancy Colors?
From brilliant blues to fiery reds, discover how nature crafts diamonds in every color, and why some shades are rarer than ...
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15 Years Later, the National Museum of Natural History Is Still Asking What It Means to Be Human
Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...
EPA shuttering museum that cost $315 per visitor to stay open — with barely anyone showing up
The scarcely visited museum cost a whopping $4 million taxpayer dollars to build in accordance with Smithsonian standards and ...
ARTnews on MSN7h
Sudan National Museum Looted, Museum Attendance Returns to a ‘Natural Level,' and More: Morning Links for April 1, 2025
SUDAN'S NATIONAL MUSEUM WAS LOOTED while Khartoum was under control of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for two ...
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‘Little Beasts’ Is a First-of-Its-Kind Museum Collaboration Reveling in Art and the Natural World
At the National Gallery of Art, 'Little Beasts' pairs nearly 75 artworks with around 60 objects from the National Museum of ...
Nature7d
Why does India still not have a natural history museum?
Yet, despite being home to nearly 10% of the world’s species and several biodiversity hotspots, India does not have a national natural history museum (NHM). The absence of such an institution is ...
After 120 Years Stored in a Museum, an Indigenous Shrine Returns Home
Taken from a First Nation community in Canada, the shrine recently began a more than 3,000-mile journey back from the ...
It’s one of DC’s coolest jobs: Uncovering fossils at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum
WTOP gets a look at how a “fossil preparator” uncovers the past at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in D.C.
British Museum most visited UK attraction in 2024
The most-visited attraction in the UK for the second year in a row was the British Museum, according to official figures. The ...
Irish Independent on MSN6d
More than €1m spent so far on major refurbishments of Dublin’s Natural History Museum
€1.07m has been spent so far on a major refurbishment programme of the Natural History Museum – otherwise known as the Dead ...
Did Neanderthals migrate as far east as China? Discovery of stone tools suggests it’s a possibility
Archaeologists in China’s Yunnan province unearthed stone tools crafted in a style associated with Neanderthals that hasn’t ...