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“Doodle 4 Google” Theme Announced

K-12 students have through March 17 to submit a design

Three-toed sloths are among the animal species studied by Smithsonian scientists in Panama.

How Sleepy Are Sloths and Other Lessons Learned

Smithsonian scientists use radio technology to track animals in an island jungle in the middle of the Panama Canal

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The Barefoot Running Debate

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“Women and Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America” at the Ripley Center

Traveling exhibition makes some noise for the “quiet contributions” of Catholic sisters

The Lunar Electric Rover is a prototype for the vehicle that NASA hopes to send with astronauts to the moon by 2020.

NASA’s New Lunar Rover

The Smithsonian Institution pitches in to help NASA prepare for its next lunar mission with a new “home on wheels”

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A Holiday Proposal

An unlikely marriage proposal in the Museum of Natural History

In flight, Noctilio leporinus curls its head down to bite into the fish.

The Call of the Panama Bats

Scientist Elisabeth Kalko uses high-tech equipment to track and study the 120 bat species in the region

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