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The Makgadikgadi Pans National Park is part of a rare African open wild land. The environment is so harsh that zebras have to cover a lot of ground to survive.

Nothing Can Stop the Zebra

A 150-mile fence in the Kalahari Desert appeared to threaten Africa’s zebras, but now researchers can breathe a sigh of relief

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Wild Things: Giant Pandas, an Ancient Ibis and More…

Panda-friendly forests, one bizarre bird and foxes on junk food

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Women in Science

Smithsonian spotlights the women that are changing the face of scientific research

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HIV in 3-D

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Paleontologists Announce “Thunder Thighs”

“Brontosaurus” was a great dinosaur name. The great “thunder reptile” of the Jurassic, there was no better moniker for the stoutly-built sauropod. Unfortunately, the name had to be tossed out in favor of Apatosaurus, but a different dinosaur just described by Michael Taylor, Mathew Wedel and Richa…

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It’s Getting Hot in Here

Sinornithomimus dongi

Drawing a Dinosaur Death Trap

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150 Years of Archaeopteryx

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Walking With Raptors

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