Get to Know the Scientist Studying How Parasitic Flies Stomach Bat Blood
Microbiologist Kelly Speer uses museum specimens to study blood-feeding insects and their mammalian hosts
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How a Historic Smithsonian Elm Thrives, Over 150 Years After its Planting
Caring for the tree safeguards a beloved part of D.C.’s urban forest, past and present
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What Mummified Shrews and Giant Hornets Reveal About Biodiversity
Celebrate Earth Day by revisiting stories about the museum’s research on a bevy of bizarre and wonderful creatures
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How X-Rays Unlocked the Mystery of Crystals
In 1912, scientists invented X-ray crystallography and revealed a crystal’s atomic structure for the first time
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