Suburban raccoons more social yet dominance behavior remains that of a solitary animal
Snapshot
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Research team creates first carbon map of an entire country: Panama
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Algae bloom toxins may make Florida’s manatees and sea turtles susceptible to deadly accidents
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Earth’s gold came from colliding dead stars
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High CO2 spurs wetlands to absorb more carbon
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Q&A: Plastics expert Odile Madden on plastic debris in Alaskan waters
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Sun’s loops are displaying an optical illusion
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Rising temperatures mean more blooms for tropical rainforests
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NASA launches IRIS carrying Smithsonian-built telescope
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First transiting planets in a star cluster discovered
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Air and Space Museum receives $6 million donation for Public Observatory Program
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Three Smithsonian scientists to participate in Aspen Ideas Festival
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Solar splashdown
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Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code
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Emmett Duffy named director of Smithsonian’s Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network
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Climate change conundrum: Invasive reed makes much more methane
