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Everything that lives on the Galapagos Islands now flew in on the wind, rode a freak current, or floated on a raft of vegetation.

Top Ten Places Where Life Shouldn’t Exist… But Does

Smithsonian lists the most improbable, inhospitable and absurd habitats on Earth

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Weekday Events: Book Signing, Panamanian Music, Pinball, and Artist Brian Jungen

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Weekend Events: Latino Art, the Art of Postage Stamps and a Classical Concert

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The Art of the Aluminum Can

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How a Liver Fluke Causes Cancer

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Create a Poster for the National Zoo

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What Dinosaurs Would You Like to See in Jurassic Park 4?

Controversy over Meriwether Lewis' death has descendants and scholars campaigning to exhume his body at his grave site in Tennessee.

Meriwether Lewis’ Mysterious Death

Two hundred years later, debate continues over whether the famous explorer committed suicide or was murdered

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Smithsonian Contributor Talks About John Brown’s Raid

Catch Fergus Bordewich at Arlington House during his talk about Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry

Fresh meat in a supermarket in North America

Food Safety, and the Ten Most Dangerous Foods in the U.S.

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Saturn’s Massive Newfound Ring

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A Prehistoric Crime Scene

What killed this tyrannosaur?

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First Edition of Galileo Book on Display

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Anne Truitt Show Opens at Hirshhorn

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The History of Health Food, Part 1: Antiquity

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Postal Museum Receives $8 Million Gift

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Tiny Cameras Show Albatrosses on the Hunt

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Looters Destroy Dinosaur Nest Sites

Irving Berlin singing at the dedication of the Los Angeles City Hall.

Jewish Songwriters, American Songs

Poet David Lehman talks about the brilliant Jewish composers and lyricists whose work largely comprises the great American songbook

Harold Arlen is best known for composing the songs for the film "The Wizard of Oz."

A Depression- Era Playlist

Poet David Lehman provides a list of his favorite songs from the 1930s, including works by Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen and others

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