#Smithsonian Institution

Author: Franzified / Source: Neatorama From Smithsonian: The feverish growth strained the area’s modest agriculture industry. Farmers struggled to keep up with the influx of hungry forty-niners and food prices skyrocketed. “It was a protein hungry town, but there was nothing to eat,” says Eva

Source: Neatorama From Smithsonian: … On average, climbers spend 16 to 18 days on the mountain, acclimating at lower elevations and ferrying gear up to progressively higher camps before attempting the summit. All those people spending all that time on the mountain means lots of poop, about two

Author: Evan Gough / Source: Universe Today The ancient climate of Mars is a mystery to scientists. Even with all we’ve learned about Mars, it’s still difficult to explain how lakes and rivers existed. A new study shows that Martian rivers were swollen with runoff and that they flowed far later

Author: Melinda Sineriz / Source: did you know? The Hope Diamond has a rich and bizarre history. Today, the deep-blue diamond is housed at the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of Natural History. It made its way to the Smithsonian in 1958, but where was it before that? And where was it

Source: NPR.org As the federal government enters the second full week of its partial shutdown, federal workers aren’t the only ones who will be affected. A new congressional session starts on Thursday, with Democrats as the majority in the House, but there’s no indication that the shutdown will