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Melissa Ingala studies how the bacteria living in bat guts help them stay healthy
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Exhibit returns to unravel the complexities of humans' shared genetics
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Digitization will soon allow researchers around the globe to access the latest specimens in the National Fossil Collection
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Paleontologists describe a 255-million-year-old weigeltisaurid fossil that likely glided through the air with the help of expansive winglike membranes
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Discover what lives in the largest and least understood ecosystem on Earth
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Stream these programs and more through the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
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“Critical Distance" explores why southern resident orca whales are endangered and how marine conservation can help.
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