Our galaxy might hold thousands of ticking “time bombs”
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Invertebrates are ignored, overlooked by conservationists, policymakers and the public
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Newly discovered supermassive black holes are just 160 million light years from Earth
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Fulcaldea stuessyi is newly discovered member of the Barnadesioideae, a subfamily of the Compositae, or sunflower family of flowering plants,
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Bryan’s shearwater, new Hawaiian seabird species, discovered
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A first: National Zoo elephant shows insightful problem solving
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New “cloud-based” storage initiative to make vertebrate research collections available worldwide
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Earthquake causes minor damage to Smithsonian natural history collections
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Swift satellite alerts astronomers to cosmic accident in constellation Draco
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Unlocking the mysteries of Jefferson’s bible with high-tech analysis and microscopic testing
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“Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut’s Journey to the Moon” by Al Worden with Francis French
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500 carats of rough diamonds donated to Natural History Museum
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Video: Newly discovered eel a “living fossil”
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Video: A mummy ‘grows’ with CT scans and 3D digital technology
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Increased tropical forest growth may result in release of stored carbon in the soil
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New finding may enable scientists to bolster genetic diversity of captive cheetah population
