In face of crisis, National Zoo to start captive population of Virginia big-eared bats
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Females are giants in newly discovered species of golden orb weaver spider
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Hall of Human Origins to open at Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum, March 17, 2010
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Native bees prove resilient in competition with invasive African honey bees
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Video: Common birds in Washington, D.C. are helping Smithsonian scientists track intensity of the West Nile Virus
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With 1844 first edition, Smithsonian Libraries completes its collection of Charles Darwin’s three-volume geology series
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A dry spring in Panama means more sulfur butterflies, study reveals
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Roads kill rainforests. Stop them now, say Smithsonian biologists
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Smithsonian receives giant squid caught in the Gulf of Mexico
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Smithsonian to host online Climate Change conference Sept. 29-Oct. 1
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Salad science: Coaxing caterpillars to reveal the secrets of their leafy desires
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New species of giant rat discovered in crater of volcano in Papua New Guinea
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Namibian specimens come to the herbarium of the National Museum of Natural History
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Bottom-dwelling creatures in the Chesapeake Bay need more oxygen, study finds.
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Cosmic “baby photos” of distant solar systems lend insight as to how planets form
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Bombarded with ultraviolet light, the blue Hope diamond glows red
