Hackernews posts about Smithsonian

1. How the Balloon-Borne "Flying Lawn Chair" Got into the Smithsonian (2019) (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   3 points by thomassmith65 20 days ago | 1 comments
2. Ants that seem to defy biology – They lay eggs that hatch into another species (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   478 points by sampo 14 days ago | 158 comments
3. Cormac McCarthy's personal library (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   272 points by bigflern 1 day ago | 121 comments
4. Drought in Iraq reveals tombs created 2,300 years ago (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   174 points by pseudolus 15 days ago | 26 comments
5. Three-Minute Take-Home Test May Identify Symptoms Linked to Alzheimer's Disease (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   116 points by pseudolus 13 days ago | 67 comments
6. Senators try to halt shuttle move, saying "little evidence" of public demand (arstechnica.com)
   75 points by LorenDB 3 days ago | 76 comments
7. Titanic's sister, Britannic, sank in 1916. Divers have recovered artifacts (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   67 points by pseudolus 7 days ago | 22 comments
8. Tuberculosis shaped Victorian fashion (2016) (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   37 points by franze 18 days ago | 9 comments
9. Metal Barrels Dumped Off the Coast of LA Are Encircled by Mysterious White Halos (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   21 points by timr 16 days ago | 4 comments
10. The Surprising History of Making Alcohol a Powdered Substance (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    10 points by Y_Y 12 days ago | 1 comments
11. How Prepared Are We for a Rare and Powerful Solar Event? (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    8 points by pseudolus 14 days ago | discuss
12. NASA: 'Clearest Sign' yet of Ancient Life on Mars in Rock Found by Perseverance (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    5 points by zzzeek 19 days ago | discuss
13. Rare Access to Cormac McCarthy's Personal Library Reveals the Man Behind TheMyth (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    4 points by smileduck 7 days ago | 1 comments
14. Scientists Weigh the Risks of 'Mirror Life,' Synthetic Molecules (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    4 points by pseudolus 8 days ago | discuss
15. The New Science of Aeroecology (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    4 points by bookofjoe 18 days ago | discuss
16. Archaeologists Discover Mysterious Earthwork Circles Built 6,500 Years Ago (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    3 points by Brajeshwar 1 day ago | discuss
17. Two Years After Cormac McCarthy's Death, Rare Access to His Personal Library (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    3 points by samclemens 3 days ago | discuss
18. Researchers Just Developed a Tasty New Tomato Called the Scarlet Sunrise (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    2 points by Brajeshwar 10 days ago | discuss
19. A Deaf Quarterback Changed Sports Forever by Inventing the Huddle (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    2 points by Brajeshwar 14 days ago | discuss
20. Do We See the Same Colors as Others? Brains Respond to Same Hues in Similar Ways (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    2 points by divbzero 15 days ago | discuss
21. Chimp and baby raised together in the same way to see what would happen (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    2 points by like_any_other 17 days ago | discuss
22. New Vaccine Could Help Save Australia's Beloved Koalas from Chlamydia (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    2 points by pseudolus 22 days ago | discuss
23. The Evolution of the Treble Clef (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    2 points by ColinWright 22 days ago | discuss
24. Ant Queens Seem to Defy Biology: They Lay Eggs That Hatch into Another Species (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    2 points by gotmedium 23 days ago | discuss
25. Five Dramatic Ways Animals Respond to Human Noise (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    2 points by electric_muse 25 days ago | discuss
26. Paleontologists Uncover Prehistoric Courtship (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    2 points by gmays 25 days ago | discuss
27. In 1954, an Extraterrestrial Bruiser Shocked This Alabama Woman (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    2 points by m-hodges 27 days ago | discuss
28. Cormac McCarthy's Library (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    1 points by hackandthink 27 days ago | discuss
29. Executive order on Smithsonian targets funding programs with 'improper ideology' (apnews.com)
    72 points by petethomas 6 months ago | 35 comments
30. Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to retain its space shuttle (arstechnica.com)
    44 points by LorenDB about 2 months ago | 26 comments
31. A Study of the Winston Red: The Smithsonian's New Fancy Red Diamond (www.gia.edu)
    30 points by bookofjoe 4 months ago | 1 comments
32. Remove improper ideology: Vance tasked with purging the Smithsonian Institution (www.salon.com)
    24 points by zfg 6 months ago | 6 comments
33. Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal shuttle from Smithsonian (arstechnica.com)
    21 points by pseudolus 3 months ago | 1 comments
34. "A heist": Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal shuttle from Smithsonian (arstechnica.com)
    20 points by LorenDB 3 months ago | 4 comments
35. Trump's BBB has $85M to move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Texas (www.space.com)
    17 points by zzzeek 3 months ago | 6 comments
36. Why are two TX senators trying to wrest a Space Shuttle from the Smithsonian? (arstechnica.com)
    17 points by pmags 6 months ago | 4 comments
37. Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on 'How Bad Slavery Was' (www.nytimes.com)
    16 points by jpster about 1 month ago | 4 comments
38. Trump orders 'ideological' cleanup of Smithsonian museums (english.elpais.com)
    14 points by geox 6 months ago | 1 comments
39. White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions (www.nytimes.com)
    12 points by mitchbob about 2 months ago | 3 comments
40. Executive order slams Smithsonian for recognizing race is not biological reality (arstechnica.com)
    10 points by rntn 6 months ago | 3 comments
41. Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American history museum (www.washingtonpost.com)
    9 points by donutshop 2 months ago | 2 comments
42. White House to Vet Smithsonian Museums to Fit Trump's Historical Vision (www.wsj.com)
    9 points by colinprince about 2 months ago | 1 comments
43. The Smithsonian removes a Trump impeachment reference from an exhibit (apnews.com)
    7 points by gverrilla 2 months ago | discuss
44. Letter to the Smithsonian: Internal Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions (www.whitehouse.gov)
    5 points by ItsBeenAwhile about 2 months ago | discuss
45. Help Seed the Smithsonian Archive (neuromatch.social)
    4 points by keyboardJones about 1 month ago | 1 comments
46. Smithsonian Fights Back Against $85M Space Shuttle Kipnapping to Texas (www.jalopnik.com)
    3 points by zzzeek 2 months ago | discuss
47. How the Smithsonian's Feather Identification Lab Saves Lives (www.washingtonian.com)
    3 points by gmays about 1 year ago | discuss
48. Smithsonian debuts first display of OSIRIS-REx asteroid fragment (www.collectspace.com)
    2 points by Brajeshwar almost 2 years ago | 1 comments
49. The Ten Best Science Books of 2024 [Suggested on the Smithsonian] (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    2 points by mdp2021 10 months ago | discuss
50. Human Lifespan Might Be About to Hit a Ceiling, Experts Say – Smithsonian (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    2 points by rbanffy 12 months ago | discuss
51. How the Smithsonian's Feather Identification Lab Saves Lives (www.washingtonian.com)
    2 points by bookofjoe about 1 year ago | discuss
52. Walnut, a white-naped crane with a Smithsonian zookeeper as a mate, dies at 42 (www.theguardian.com)
    2 points by xenophonf over 1 year ago | discuss
53. Smithsonian to Open First Public Display of Asteroid Bennu Sample (www.si.edu)
    2 points by belter almost 2 years ago | discuss
54. Smithsonian Open Access (www.si.edu)
    1 points by Tomte 7 months ago | discuss
55. InfoAge Science and History Museums – New Jersey's Mini-Smithsonian (www.infoage.org)
    1 points by rbanffy over 1 year ago | discuss
56. Smithsonian debuts Display of asteroid Bennu sample brought back by OSIRIS-REx (www.collectspace.com)
    1 points by Brajeshwar almost 2 years ago | discuss
57. Ask HN: How much is the ISS worth in parts, on Earth?
    1 points by el_don_almighty over 1 year ago | discuss
58. Highest-resolution images ever captured of the sun’s surface (www.smithsonianmag.com)
    518 points by Brajeshwar 10 months ago | 134 comments