Warmer weather got you in the mood for spring cleaning?

Enjoy this throwback to a 1984 feather duster cleaning of Henry, our 11-ton African elephant that has graced the museum’s Rotunda since 1959.

Billions of cicadas will soon swarm large parts of the nation in a historic double-emergence not experienced since 1803. There's no better way to prepare than by shopping our 2024 Brood XIII and XIX merch drop! Find clothing, home decor, and more here: s.si.edu/3vOGDTG

Congrats to Anthropology Curator Sabrina Sholts on the release of her book - The Human Disease: How We Create Pandemics from Our Bodies to Our Beliefs. The book explores how the very fact of being human makes us vulnerable to pandemics—and gives us the power to save ourselves.

The freshwater mussel collections of 45+ museums across the U.S. are now available in one place for researchers actively working save endangered species thanks to a new app created by John Pfeiffer, the museum's curator of bivalves, and others. Read more: s.si.edu/3J7QwyV

Earlier this week, Kermit had a new species named after him, but #DYK that some of his Muppet friends already had their own namesakes? Read more here: s.si.edu/3xei5n8