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Butterfly Brooch Enters National Gem Collection
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How do paleontologists reconstruct environments from the ancient past?
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Magnificent Dom Pedro aquamarine to go on view in the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum
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Fossil pollen used to augment climate record of Egypt’s Nile Delta
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Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano active again
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A restless volcano
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Olivine
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Photos reveal recent activity in moon’s crust
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Boom and bust cycle of marine biodiversity every 60 million years linked to uplifting of continents
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A hot new island has just surfaced in the Red Sea. What’s going on? Smithsonian scientists explain.
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Q&A: Smithsonian volcanologist Richard Wunderman answers questions about the Aug. 23, East Coast earthquake
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500 carats of rough diamonds donated to Natural History Museum
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Gale Crater to be landing site for NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory
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Nakhla meteorite
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Pink tourmaline “Nautilus” pendant enters National Gem Collection