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

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These Tiny Fossil Fish Offer a Glimpse Into a Once-Lush Wyoming

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How the National Museum of Natural History Photographed Over 600 Objects to Bring a New Exhibition Representing the Entire United States to Life

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Who Has Opposable Thumbs and a Prehensile Tail? This Tree Rat That Few Have Ever Seen

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An Oyster With Teeth Reveals When Mollusks Covered the Chesapeake Bay

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Hailing From Glaciers, Geysers and Volcanoes, These Iconic Rocks Provide a Glimpse Into How America Was Formed and Built

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For National Pollinator Week, Learn Why the National Museum of Natural History is Using a State-of-the-Art Conveyor Belt System to Digitize Thousands of Insect Specimens

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Oregon But Not Forgotten: How Sea Otters Once Protected the State's Kelp Forests

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The Smithsonian Curator Who Loved Frogs

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Meet the Scientist Analyzing Historic Bison DNA to Understand How the Species Rebounded From the Edge of Extinction

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Researchers Discover New Lineage of Critically Endangered Sunda Pangolins Using Scales in the Museum’s Collection

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Scientists Discover New Species of Poison Dart Frog with One-of-One Specimen Collected More than Sixty Years Ago

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Meet the Scientist Digitizing Millions of Fossilized Pollen Grains to Reveal Earth’s Climate History

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

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How Much Wood Could a Museum Collect? Much More Than a Woodchuck Could

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How the 'King of Diamonds' Gave the National Museum of Natural History Its Crown Jewel

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Meet the Scientist Using Micro-CT Scans to Explore Big Questions About Evolution

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How a 162-Year-Old Specimen Helped Prove the Existence of an ‘Incredulous’ Lizard Species

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Meet the Scientist Studying 'Fossil Snapshots' of Ancient Insect Life

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Top Discoveries at the National Museum of Natural History in 2024

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