“Habitat” is Smithsonian Gardens’ first campus-wide exhibition. On display May 10­–December 2020, the series features 14 exhibits in outdoor gardens and indoor spaces across the Smithsonian campus.

Life is ubiquitous on Earth and appears in a diversity of forms. But what characteristics do organisms have? What makes them alive? This activity explores that question. In the first part of the ...

What happens when you cross stem cells from a frog heart and frog skin? Not much—that is, until you program those cells to move. In that case, you've created a xenobot, a new type of organism that's ...