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Meet the Smithsonian Scientist Venturing to Volcanoes to Understand the Origins of Earth’s Surface

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In 1904, Theodore Roosevelt Won a Presidential Election…And a Pair of Ostriches

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Five Facts About the Smithsonian’s Sprawling Whale Collection That Will Blow Your Mind

In an aerial shot of the desert, a dry lakebed is surrounded by swaths of white salt flats.

Clay-Encrusted Microbes Provide Clues to How Early Life Developed on Earth and Potentially Mars

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Smithsonian Scientists Unearth Signs of an Ancient Climate Calamity Buried Beneath the Seafloor

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