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At the Smithsonian

Space shuttle Discovery lifted-off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for its 39th and final mission.

Discovery Space Shuttle Coming to the Smithsonian

Discovery will be coming to the National Air and Space Museum to be preserved in the Smithsonian collections

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Happy Birthday, Billie!

It’s fitting that legendary jazz songstress-extraordinaire Billie Holiday’s birthday today falls during Smithsonian’s Jazz Appreciation Month

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The List: Five Secret Gardens Around the Smithsonian

It seems that the weather is finally breaking and spring temperatures might be here to stay

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Feeding the Tarantulas at the Insect Zoo

It’s all about timing at the Insect Zoo at the National Museum of Natural History

South Florida has a problem with giant pythons as demonstrated here by a ranger holding a Burmese python in the Everglades.

Attack of the Giant Pythons

The Smithsonian’s noted bird sleuth, Carla Dove, eyes smelly globs to identify victims in Florida

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