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A Smithsonian Botanist Suggests an Evotourism Site
We turned to John Kress, an expert on how plants and birds co-evolved over time, for his pick for an evolution vacation
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Weekend Events Jan 6-8: “This is Not a Film,” Stamps, Masterworks of Three Centuries
This weekend, watch an Iranian film, attend a stamp collecting workshop or listen to eclectic Baroque chamber music
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Researchers are finding that our behavior may be more hard-wired than we’d like to believe. If so, can we handle the truth?
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Into New Zealand’s Strange Waters and Prehistoric Forests
The absence of native mammals, aside from bats and pinnipeds, gives the impression that New Zealand is still in the age of dinosaurs
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Law and Order: Four Food Crimes
After stealing $1,500 worth of cooking oil from a Burger King, two men were apprehended siphoning off oil from a Golden Corral
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This has to be the most adorable dinosaur correction I have ever seen
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Why Not All Chili Peppers Are Hot
Being spicy helps a chili plant protect its fruit from fungal rot, but it has a downside in dry conditions
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A father-and-son duo of master Tsimshian carvers create a totem pole for the American Indian Museum
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Seeing Double Part 2: When Studios Collide
Why business enemies sometimes become partners
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Scientists have several explanations for why modern humans are the only hominids that have chins
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Dinosaur tracks aren’t just scientific curiosities—they have also inspired many legends in China
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Journey to the Bottom of the Earth – Almost
Anyone would be a fool to visit the South Island and not see the cliffs and marine scenery of Milford Sound
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Goofing Around in England’s Lake District
Now out on DVD, The Trip, with comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, takes the road movie into the storied English countryside
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How To See Tonight’s Meteor Shower
Take advantage of this rare chance to see the Quadrantid meteor shower
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Here are more of the terms you should know if you want to feel plugged into innovations changing the way we live this year
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The Epic Struggle to Tunnel Under the Thames
No one had ever tunneled under a major river before Marc Brunel began a shaft below London’s river in the 1820s
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#5: Cartoons lie—elephants don’t like peanuts
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Events Jan 3-5: Discovery Room, Creating a Totem Pole and Tarantula Feedings
This week, participate in hands-on science activity, watch a totem pole being made and see live tarantula feedings
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