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  1. 20h

    When collecting fossils in the field sometimes micro-fossils are key to understanding paleo ecosystems!

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  2. 7 Nov

    Why do scientists call the residue collected from planes after birdstrikes, "snarge?"

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  3. 6 Nov

    Meet John Gurche, the artist who brought our early human ancestors to life!

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  4. 5 Nov

    Vote to name the 's baby panda!

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  5. 5 Nov

    Thanks for letting us know! We've shared this with the Exhibits team so it can be corrected asap!

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  6. 5 Nov

    A new ice cream glows like jellyfish do! . Learn more about "bioluminescence"

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  7. 1 Nov

    We love this from ! Korean artist Hyungkoo Lee's series of realistic skeletons of cartoons, "Animatus!"

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  8. 31 Oct

    The 3-4 yr old classes from the SI Early Enrichment Center showed us all up in their annual costume parade at NMNH!

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  9. 31 Oct

    What's the creepiest ocean creature? Go vote in the Marine Halloween Madness:

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  10. 29 Oct

    About Deep Time: A preview of the fossil hall renovation

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  11. 29 Oct

    Scientists shine light on world’s least-studied bat: The Mortlock Islands flying fox

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  12. 29 Oct

    Find out what made the list in THE SMITHSONIAN’S HISTORY OF AMERICA IN 101 OBJECTS by Richard Kurin, on sale today!...

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  13. 28 Oct

    If you thought new species discovery was cute, wait till you see its babies via

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  14. 25 Oct

    Which article? There is a special report on genomics that is a collaboration btwn and

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  15. 25 Oct

    In honor of , enjoy our paleo blog post on a collection of 5000 organism-containing amber fossils!

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  16. 24 Oct

    Get a sneak peek at THE SMITHSONIAN’S HISTORY OF AMERICA IN 101 OBJECTS by Richard Kurin and see which objects made the list!...

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  17. 24 Oct

    Please follow so I can DM you about your Viking query!

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  18. 23 Oct

    Volcanologist Ben Andrews reveals how he makes a mini Mt. Vesuvius (hint: walnut shells) via

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  19. 23 Oct

    only ancient seas will close this fall, you have more time to visit the rest of the fossil halls before the close late next spring!

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  20. 23 Oct

    Machetes, lasers, vipers: Real archaeology isn't an Indiana Jones movie, but still is quite an adventure via

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