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Uncovering Earth's Secrets One X-ray at a Time

The National Museum of Natural History’s analytical laboratories are revolutionizing how scientists study everything from Civil War tooth fillings to Earth’s oldest rocks

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NMNH in Review: A ‘Killer’ Arrival at the Smithsonian

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NMNH in Review: Top Discoveries by Museum Scientists in 2023

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1.1 Billion Objects and Counting: Inside the Effort to Tally Natural History Specimens Around the Globe

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Celebrate the Holiday Season with the Museum’s Stunning Collection of Blue Specimens

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Meet the Archaeologist Leading the Museum’s Repatriation Efforts

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How a Whale Skull at the Smithsonian Became a Beacon for Marine Mammal Conservation

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Meet the Smithsonian’s Spookiest Staffers: Flesh-Eating Beetles

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What a Drawerful of Dung Reveals About the Lives of Ground Sloths

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I Spy… A Giant Squid Eye

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Meet the Smithsonian Scientist Untangling the Branches of Hawaii’s Evolutionary Tree

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For the Love of Lizards: Meet One of the Smithsonian’s Lizard Experts

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Behind the Lens: Meet the Photographers Capturing the Museum’s Most Stunning Moments.

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Starstruck: A Suite of Strange Sea Stars Discovered in the Smithsonian’s Collection

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Museum Collections Provide Some Muscle for Mussel Conservation

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Reading Between the Bones: New Research Reveals an Unexpected Growth Spurt in California Sea Lions

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How Lugging a Liquid Nitrogen Tank into the Amazon Helped Spark Ornithology’s Genetic Revolution

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The Story Behind the Smithsonian’s Newest Gem: the Exquisite Lion of Merelani

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The Smithsonian’s Only Botanical Illustrator Transforms Science Into Stunning Works of Art

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A Bounty of Butterflies Arrives at the Smithsonian

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