National Museum of Natural History | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/blog/national-museum-of-natural-history/RSS feed for National Museum of Natural HistoryenTue, 31 Oct 2023 18:29:57 +0000Meet the Scientist Studying the Scary Speed of Spider Jawshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/10/31/meet-the-scientist-studying-the-scary-speed-of-spider-jaws/This Halloween, learn how arachnologist Hannah Wood uses the fossil record to track the evolution of these misunderstood crittersTue, 31 Oct 2023 18:29:57 +0000Meet the Smithsonian’s Spookiest Staffers: Flesh-Eating Beetleshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/10/26/meet-the-smithsonians-spookiest-staffers-flesh-eating-beetles/This Halloween season, learn how the National Museum of Natural History’s dermestid beetle colony transforms decaying animal carcasses into spotless skeletons.Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:25:00 +0000What a Drawerful of Dung Reveals About the Lives of Ground Slothshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/10/20/what-a-drawerful-of-dung-reveals-about-the-lives-of-ground-sloths/For International Sloth Day, learn about the scientific clues preserved in petrified poopFri, 20 Oct 2023 14:46:07 +0000How Smithsonian Fossil Preparators Are Re-Excavating a Tyrannosaur From Its Past on Displayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/10/11/how-smithsonian-fossil-preparators-are-re-excavating-a-tyrannosaur-from-its-past-on-display/This National Fossil Day, take an inside look at the effort to free the skeleton for research after more than a century in museum fossil hallsWed, 11 Oct 2023 14:02:16 +0000Get Up Close With Bat Specimens and More Natural History Programs This Octoberhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/10/04/get-up-close-with-bat-specimens-and-more-natural-history-programs-this-october/Stop by for programs about bats, fantastic fossils and more at the National Museum of Natural HistoryWed, 04 Oct 2023 16:10:19 +0000I Spy… A Giant Squid Eyehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/09/21/i-spy-a-giant-squid-eye/Gaze into the enormous eye of a giant squid behind the scenes in the museum’s Invertebrate Zoology collection.Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:46:00 +0000Meet the Smithsonian Scientist Untangling the Branches of Hawaii’s Evolutionary Treehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/09/15/meet-the-smithsonian-scientist-untangling-the-branches-of-hawaiis-evolutionary-tree/From fragile ferns to towering trees, NMNH botanist Warren Wagner has spent over 30 years researching plants from the dense forests of the Pacific Islands.Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:55:00 +0000