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Multiple pages of paper adorned with brown and yellow pressed plant specimens sit, one after the other, on a dark gray table-like surface. In the background are two people with purple gloves on.

2022 in Review: The National Herbarium Goes Digital

A man wearing a white hard hat, neon vest, dark gray pants and yellow gloves sits in a pit of dark rock. Just below his knees is a boulder with a piece of lighter gray fossil sticking out of the top.

Meet the Smithsonian Director Bringing a Deep Time Perspective to the International Climate Discussion

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Viking Women and Black-Footed Ferrets Are Coming to the Museum This Holiday Season

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Lucy’s Legacy: Celebrating the 48th Anniversary of Her Discovery with a Selfie

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How Leafcutter Ants and Other Culinary Creatures Prepare a Feast

A tan-colored skull and spine sticks out of a sandy surface. The jaws of the elongated skull are studded with sharp teeth that are angled at the viewer.

This November, Be Thankful for Specialty Spirits and Ancient Sea Monsters

A group of several bison with dark fur traverses a light green colored landscape of grasslands as rays of late afternoon light stream through several gold-tinged clouds. In the distance are more bison and the horizon is framed by distant mountains.

For the Love of the Buffalo

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Community Archeology Helps Bridge Gap Between Science and Tradition

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To Understand How Animals See in the Abyss, Scientists Peer Through the Eyes of an Alien Amphipod

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Celebrate Fabulous Fossils and More Natural History Programs This October

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