Fossil feathers from a Hawaiian cave help reveal lineage of extinct, flightless ibis
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Strange deep sea creatures confirmed as three new species
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Research team to explore how microbial diversity defends against disease
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Air pollution is fertilizing tropical forests
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New DNA study suggests coral reef biodiversity is seriously underestimated
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Sea turtle “hitchhikers” ID’d in survey
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8 strange but true spider facts
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New genetic evidence confirms coyote migration route to Virginia and hybridization with wolves
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Complete evolutionary tree of the Hawaiian honeycreepers traced by Smithsonian scientists, collaborators
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Two closely related bee species discovered far apart in Panama and northern Colombia
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Tree dwelling animals were first to fly, study shows
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Suitor’s gentle massage soothes aggressive, cannibalistic female spiders, researchers find
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President Barack Obama recognizes outstanding scientists at the Smithsonian
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National Zoo’s red pandas named “Pili” and “Damini” for stormy night
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Ability to raft with flotsam and use non-reef habitats helps tropical fish journey to new places, study finds
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Hitchhiking snails fly from ocean to ocean
