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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New count reveals scrub-jay on Santa Cruz Island is among rarest bird species in the U.S.
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Thieving rodents hiding seeds drives continual rejuvination of tropical forests
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Prehistoric turtle was size and shape of a big car tire
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Extremely rare Guam rails hatch at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo
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New species of deep-sea catshark described from the Galapagos
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Largest snake the world has ever seen is being brought back to life by Smithsonian Channel
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Boom and bust cycle of marine biodiversity every 60 million years linked to uplifting of continents
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First fish App from the Smithsonian free on iTunes. “The Smithsonian Guide to the Shore Fishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific”
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Smithsonian scientists help build first frozen repository of Great Barrier Reef coral
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Research team to explore how microbial diversity defends against disease
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Dodo bird a resilient island survivor before the arrival of humans, study reveals
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What makes rainforests unique? History, not ecology.
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New 20-foot extinct species of crocodile discovered in Colombian coal mine
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Zoo celebrates birth of two Micronesian kingfishers, a species extinct in the wild
