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Manhattan Project Four Ways - Nuclear Museum

June 21, 2023 Newsletter Congratulations to Los Alamos on being one of Smithsonian magazine’s top 15 best small towns to visit in 2023! Los Alamos is preparing for an influx of tourists from the “Oppenheimer” film and this great publicity. Bring them on! This issue features the Manhattan Project interpreted four ways–by artworks, books, a radio program, and cinema. First, Oak RIdge in the 1940s comes alive in watercolors by Manhattan Project ve…Smithsonian · College Park Read Article

Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean’s biodiversity

By Stewart Edie, Smithsonian Institution About 66 million years ago – perhaps on a downright unlucky day in May – an asteroid smashed into our planet. The fallout was immediate and severe. Evidence shows that about 70% of species went extinct in a geological instant, and not just those famous dinosaurs that once stalked the land. Masters of the Mesozoic oceans were also wiped out, from mosasaurs – a group of aquatic reptiles topping the food cha…Fossils · Australia Read Article

Miniature stone tools tell big stories on human resilience to climate change, what can we learn?

Stone-tool technologies in Southern China became smaller during times of ecological hardship and population growth. What can we learn about how humans survived a changing climate?Selected microblade and microblade cores excavated from Xiqiaoshan. 5: Wedge-shaped core with double platforms; 4, 6, 7: Wedge-shaped core; 8: irregular core; 9: Crest microblade; 10–14: Microblades. Credit: Journal of Geographical Sciences. In a new study published in …Climate Change · Guangdong Read Article

Some People Never Forget a Face, and Now We Know Their Secret

alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: A new study from researchers in Australia reveals that the people who never forget faces look "smarter, not harder." In other words, they naturally focus on a person's most distinguishing facial features. "Their skill isn't something you can learn like a trick," explains lead author James Dunn, a psychology researcher at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney. "It's an automatic, dyna…Smithsonian · Serbia See the Story

Slavery’s brutal reality shocked Northerners before the Civil War − and is being whitewashed today by the White House

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The Trump administration is reviewing Smithsonian exhibits on slavery and other topics to reflect certain values. Alex Wong/Getty ImagesLong before the first shots were fired in the Civil War, beginning early in the 19th century, Americans had been fighting a protracted war of words over slavery. On one side, Southern planters and slavery apologists portrayed the practice of human bondage as sanctioned by God and beneficial even to enslaved peop…Donald Trump · Bloomington See the Story

Scholars Thought This Ancient Silver Goblet Told One Myth for 50 Years. Is It Actually Telling Another Story?

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A new study asserts that the Bronze Age goblet may be one of the earliest known depictions of cosmology, featuring gods creating celestial order from chaosCosmology · France See the Story

World War II plane showcased at STL Museum of Transportation

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The Smithsonian Institution says the Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood has one of the largest and best collections of transportation vehicles.World War II · United States Read Article

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Slavery’s brutal reality shocked Northerners before the Civil War − and is being whitewashed today by the White House

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The Shutdown Is over and DC’s National Zoo Is Finally Open

Legendary visual artist gets first solo exhibition at Emily Lowe Gallery

Scholars Thought This Ancient Silver Goblet Told One Myth for 50 Years. Is It Actually Telling Another Story?

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Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean’s biodiversity

Miniature stone tools tell big stories on human resilience to climate change, what can we learn?

Some People Never Forget a Face, and Now We Know Their Secret

Slavery’s brutal reality shocked Northerners before the Civil War − and is being whitewashed today by the White House

Mattel Announces Immersive Indoor Water Parks for US

The Shutdown Is over and DC’s National Zoo Is Finally Open

Legendary visual artist gets first solo exhibition at Emily Lowe Gallery

Scholars Thought This Ancient Silver Goblet Told One Myth for 50 Years. Is It Actually Telling Another Story?

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Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean’s biodiversity

Miniature stone tools tell big stories on human resilience to climate change, what can we learn?

Some People Never Forget a Face, and Now We Know Their Secret

Slavery’s brutal reality shocked Northerners before the Civil War − and is being whitewashed today by the White House

Mattel Announces Immersive Indoor Water Parks for US

The Shutdown Is over and DC’s National Zoo Is Finally Open

Legendary visual artist gets first solo exhibition at Emily Lowe Gallery

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