Description: An intimate look at the painting conservation studio at the National Gallery of Art. [via NPR]A newly discovered species of wasp was named in honor of David Bowie. [via Mashable]The Smithsonian is just one of the organizations banning drinking straws due to the environmental harm they cause. [via Washington Post]Can real coral reefs be saved by artificial ones? [via Fusion
Description: In a Presidential election year, political news coverage can sometimes seem almost too instantaneous and continuous. Thanks to smartphones with cameras and microphones, journalists and citizens can relay images and sound from almost anywhere inside campaign activities. There was a time, however, when live broadcasting from political conventions and rallies was novel.Starting
Description: Astrophysicist Dr. Catherine Espaillat, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, performs multi-wavelength analysis of full disks, pre-transitional disks, and transitional disks with the goal of expanding our knowledge of planet-forming disks.
Description: Dr. Marguerite Toscano, Quaternary Marine Geoscientist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, investigates paleobiologic and paleogeologic topics focused on fossil coral reefs and mangrove deposits of the Caribbean region. #Groundbreaker
Description: Conservator Lisa Young, National Air and Space Museum, has developed new procedures to slow down the deterioration of the museum’s spacesuits which contain several different materials, some of which are not visible to the naked eye! #Groundbreaker
Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
Description: Molecular biologist Dr. Oris Sanjur, Associate Director for Science Administration at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, was selected as 1 of the 10 pioneering Women in Science in Panama, and advocates for science and education as essential elements for the development of the country. #Groundbreaker
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="374" caption="A reproduction of the facade of a 19th century instrument shop of Benjamin Pike of New York City in the Hall of Physical Sciences, The exhibit opened in March 1966 in the Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, 1966, by Unidentified photographer, Black and white photographic print,
Description: Dr. Karen Y. Lemmey is the Smithsonian American Art Museum's curator of sculpture, the largest collection of American sculpture in the world, and won a 2017 Secretary's Research Prize.
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