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To Get on the Same Frequency as Early Reptiles, this Scientist Compares Tiny Fossilized Bones to Modern Lizard Ears

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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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How Did the Ostrich Cross the Ocean? Its Ancestors Flew There

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The History of the World in Seven Snails

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

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Meet the Smithsonian Fellow Alumni Helping to Save the Planet

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