Smithsonian anthropologist Rick Potts answers questions about the Anthropocene
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Gray whale specimen an important addition to Natural History Museum collections
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Scientists uncover relationship between lavas erupting on sea floor and deep-carbon cycle
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Forensic analysis of 17th-century human remains at Jamestown, Va., reveals evidence of survival cannibalism
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Ancient mummies reveal atherosclerosis is very likely just a part of aging
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Penguins once thrived in Africa; one endangered species lives there today
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Going for the gut: DNA from beetle stomachs reveals complex network
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Iowa meteorite crater confirmed
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Russian Meteor Q&A with Smithsonian Expert Marc Fries
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New study proves the remora’s sucker disc is in fact a highly modified dorsal fin / Q&A with taxonomist David Johnson
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Tiny new Peruvian opossum comes from a great big family
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First detailed sex video of deep-sea squid resolves long-standing mysteries as to how these animals mate
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Discovery of new prehistoric mosquitoes reveal these blood-suckers have changed little in 46 million years
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Wild ginseng in steep decline in Maryland, survey reveals: Q&A with Smithsonian botanist Christopher Puttock
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Scientists discover long-beaked echidna may not be a thing of the past in Australia
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Illustration from American game fishes, their habits, habitat, and peculiarities
