Warming climate unlikely to cause near-term extinction of ancient Amazon trees, study says
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Insect mimic of ginko-like leaf discovered 165 million years after its extinction
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Fossil pollen used to augment climate record of Egypt’s Nile Delta
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Global forest science research center moves from Harvard to the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
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National Park Service natural history collections transferred to care of the Smithsonian
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New invasive species database allows public to ID marine invaders with a home computer
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Fungi-filled forests are critical if endangered orchids are to thrive
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Ancient popcorn discovered in Peru
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Frederick Walpole illustrations recovered
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Mistletoe facts from a Smithsonian botanist
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Air pollution is fertilizing tropical forests
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Super tough seed coat keeps Michaux’s sumac on critically endangered list
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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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Increased tropical forest growth may result in release of stored carbon in the soil
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An eye gene colors butterfly wings red
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Toucans wearing GPS backpacks help Smithsonian scientists study seed dispersal
