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• Iowa meteorite crater confirmed

  5 March 2013

  

   

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

  3 December 2012

  

   

• Melting snow likely created fan deposits inside Martian craters, geologists say

  28 June 2012

  

   

• 3-D imaging adds remarkable new understanding of North America’s mysterious Clovis people

  10 May 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

  

   

• Following in the footsteps of James Smithson

  18 August 2011

  

   

• 500 carats of rough diamonds donated to Natural History Museum

  17 August 2011

  

   

• Gale Crater to be landing site for NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory

  22 July 2011

  

   

• Pink tourmaline “Nautilus” pendant enters National Gem Collection

  23 May 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

  

   

• Hope Diamond: Embracing Hope

  22 November 2010

  

   

• Fossil reveals 48-million year history of zombie ants

  10 November 2010

  

   

• National Museum of Natural History acquires gemstones in honor of its 100th anniversary

  3 November 2010

  

   

• Rapid Response telescope system spots first potentially hazardous asteroid

  28 September 2010