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과학관과 문화   기사입력  2018/10/08 [11:01]
 
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Bei Bei
Photo: Roshan Patel, Smithsonian National Zoo.

Bei Bei Turns Three!

Bei Bei, the giant panda cub at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, turned three years old on August 22nd! In celebration of his big day, Bei Bei enjoyed an ice cake made of diluted apple, cranberry and grape juice with leaf-eater biscuit puree. He also participated in an enrichment painting session and received a new panda-friendly toy!

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PS – That isn't the only exciting news from the National Zoo! Four endangered Przewalski's horse foals were born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute this spring. Native to Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan, these horses were once extinct in the wild and are among the last surviving wild horse species. Read more – including their punny names! »


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Aretha Franklin
Franklin performing at the 2015 American Portrait Gala, National Portrait Gallery.

Honoring the Queen of Soul

Aretha Franklin left behind a stunning legacy that revolutionized the genre of rhythm and blues and empowered generations of civil rights activists and feminists. Her life story is remembered at the Smithsonian in photographs, artwork, recordings and other ephemera – including more than 100 of her records in the National Museum of American History's collection, photos at the National Museum of African American History and Culture and a poster at the National Portrait Gallery.

 
Sidedoor

The Curse of the Hope Diamond

Season three of the Smithsonian's podcast Sidedoor got off to a spooky start by exploring the rumored dark past of one of the most iconic items in the Smithsonian's collection – the Hope Diamond. Join host Tony Cohn as he tracks the lore of this notorious gem through the centuries, from southern India through the French Revolution, across the Atlantic Ocean to the bottom of a socialite's swimming pool, and finally to the National Museum of Natural History inside a plain brown package sent via U.S. Mail.

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State of the Arts
 

State of the Arts

In a world that seems to be perpetually in crisis, do the arts still have a place in society today? What role does art play in feeding our collective soul, and how can it help us handle – even shed light on – the struggle of the modern era? David J. Skorton, Secretary of the Smithsonian, hosted a panel discussion tackling the big questions surrounding why arts matter in the 21st century.
 
Solar Probe
An artistic rendering of the Parker Solar Probe in the sun’s corona. (Image courtesy NASA / Johns Hopkins)

Reaching for the Sun

Smithsonian scientists joined NASA and other organizations this summer to do something incredible: touch the sun. The Parker Solar Probe will enter the sun's atmosphere without melting and communicate with scientists on Earth, recording and sharing vital information about our star. The team at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory built the Solar Probe Cup, which lets the Parker Solar Probe measure the ions and electrons in the solar wind. Data collected from this mission will help scientists better understand how all of the other stars in the universe function, and improve our models of how our solar system works.
 
Culture Lab

Introducing the Culture Lab Playbook

What is a Culture Lab? It's an experience developed by the Asian Pacific American Center that brings artists, scholars, curators and the public together in creative and ambitious ways – and to show that anyone can make a "museum without walls" by curating collaborative, participatory and socially responsible spaces where people can come as their true selves. What are you waiting for? Get started on your own Culture Lab today!

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Studying seeds
Smithsonian postdoctoral fellow Paul-Camilo Zalamea recovering seeds buried in the forest on Barro Colorado Island, Panama (photo: Rodrigo Aragua/AFP)

Survival Strategies

From tiny banana seeds to giant coconuts, it's tough for seeds to survive in tropical soils where they are under attack by fungi, bacteria, insects and animals. Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute are studying seed dormancy and seed defenses to better understand how seeds survive. This research could then be applied to important topics like reforestation, crop management and sustainable agriculture.

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James Smithson's Trivia Corner
James Smithson, c. 1765-1829 (detail), James Roberts, 1753-c.1809, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Trivia: Orchids Everywhere!

The Smithsonian's Mass Digitization Program just finished digitizing more than 8,000 living specimens in the Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection! To celebrate, we're seeing just how much our readers know about these dazzling plants.

Which one of these flowers is not an orchid?




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