Sep 27 Helping Nature Along: Breeding Giant Pandas By Online DA The giant panda is an endangered species, threatened by destruction of their natural habitats and low birth rates. At zoos, like Smithsonian's National Zoo, veterinarians and zoologists attempt to understand the reproductive cycle of these large mammals to prevent their… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch National Zoo Mourns Death of Panda Cub video press conference of zoo director and chief veterinarian talk about panda cub's death… Continue watching
Jul 12 African Cosmos: Stellar Arts By Extra DA From a gigantic rainbow serpent fashioned out of recycled jerry cans to a painting of girls dancing against a Milky Way backdrop, the Smithsonian's "African Cosmos: Stellar Arts" exhibit examines how African artists through time have looked to the sky,… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch Astronomy, Art and Education Collide in ‘African Cosmos’ Astronomy, Art and Education Collide in "African Cosmos."… Continue watching
May 09 Lalla Essaydi’s ‘Revisions’ By Extra DA From "Revisions," an exhibition of Lalla Essaydi's work at the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. "My photographs grew out of the need I felt to document actual spaces, especially those of my childhood," Lalla Essaydi says. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch Space Shuttle Discovery Draws Eyes to Sky for Final Flight NASA's space shuttle Discovery captivated people in and around the nation's capital Tuesday as it flew piggy-back on a 747 over the Capitol en route on its last landing at Dulles International Airport. Gwen Ifill and Valerie Neal, a curator… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch Miles O’Brien Reflects on Shuttle Program Shortcomings Miles O'Brien on Discovery's Final Flight, Shuttle Program Shortcomings. Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch Exhibit Brings Video Games to New Level: Art "The Art of Video Games" at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Smithsonian’s African-American History Museum an ‘Opportunity for Understanding’ Smithsonian's African-American History Museum an 'Opportunity for Understanding'… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch In ‘Pilgrimage,’ Leibovitz Explores Portraits Without People Known for portraits of celebrities and musicians, Annie Leibovitz has given herself a new assignment: capture striking landscapes and visit the homes of iconic figures to document significant items from their past. Jeffrey Brown and Leibovitz discuss her "Pilgrimage" book… Continue watching