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• Iowa meteorite crater confirmed

  5 March 2013

  

   

• Alligator relatives crossed ancient seaway

  4 March 2013

  

   

• Russian Meteor Q&A with Smithsonian Expert Marc Fries

  15 February 2013

  

   

• Magnificent Dom Pedro aquamarine to go on view in the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum

  3 December 2012

  

   

• New mapping of Mars shows Medusae Fossae Formation older than once thought

  25 May 2012

  

   

• Olivine

  5 March 2012

  

   

• Photos reveal recent activity in moon’s crust

  28 February 2012

  

   

• Boom and bust cycle of marine biodiversity every 60 million years linked to uplifting of continents

  23 February 2012

  

   

• Q&A: Smithsonian volcanologist Richard Wunderman answers questions about the Aug. 23, East Coast earthquake

  21 September 2011

  

   

• New 20-foot extinct species of crocodile discovered in Colombian coal mine

  15 September 2011

  

   

• Following in the footsteps of James Smithson

  18 August 2011

  

   

• 500 carats of rough diamonds donated to Natural History Museum

  17 August 2011

  

   

• Nakhla meteorite

  29 June 2011

  

   

• Fossil skull of an extinct toothed whale excavated from Panamanian sediments

  24 June 2011

  

   

• Smithsonian hydrologist discovers that rainfall has dried up Panama’s drinking water

  17 May 2011

  

   

• Yowah Nut Opal Enters the National Gem Collection

  19 January 2011