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For Freshwater Mussels, Being Small Can Come With a Big Risk

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Meet Francisco Werner, the National Museum of Natural History’s New Sant Chair for Marine Science

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An Oyster With Teeth Reveals When Mollusks Covered the Chesapeake Bay

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How Did Animals Conquer the Deep Sea? Mussels and Clams Point to Two Different Strategies

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A New Pterosaur, Ancient Asteroid Brine and More Discoveries from the National Museum of Natural History in 2025

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To Survive Mass Extinctions, Reef-Building Corals Retreat to the Deep Blue Sea

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To Understand a Changing Estuary, Smithsonian Scientists Search for Biodiversity Buried in the Sediment

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The History of the World in Seven Snails

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This Invasive Species Awareness Week, Learn How Museum Researchers Track the Rogue Wildlife Infiltrating American Ecosystems

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Top Discoveries at the National Museum of Natural History in 2024

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The Name Game: A 'Celebrity' Cephalopod Specimen Correctly Identified More Than 80 Years After Discovery

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Building a Library of Life: How Smithsonian Collections Are Revolutionizing Ocean eDNA Research

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A Glowing Review: Meet the Museum Scientist Who Studies the Evolution of Bioluminescence in Corals

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Meet the Smithsonian Fellow Alumni Helping to Save the Planet

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This Volunteer Week, Get to Know the Smithsonian Volunteer Who Meticulously Curated Thousands of Tiny Crustaceans

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Interested in Using Museum Collections to Better Understand Freshwater Mussels? There’s Now an App for That

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Meet the Smithsonian Scientist Who Has Spent Decades Exploring Ocean Depths

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NMNH in Review: Top Discoveries by Museum Scientists in 2023

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I Spy… A Giant Squid Eye

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How 3D Worms Provide a Peek Into Historic Smithsonian Collection

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