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Meet Our Scientist: Mary Hagedorn – Coral Science
Dr. Mary Hagedorn, a marine biologist at the Smithsonian Institution, talks about her research to understand and conserve our oceans' corals. [...more]
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Smithsonian Scientist Discovers the Moon is Shrinking
Smithsonian scientist Tom Watters explores the universe. His most recent discovery the moon is shrinking. Watch the video to learn more about his research. [...more]
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Maryland Blue Crab Science at the Smithsonian
Take to the water with this behind-the-scenes video about Maryland blue crab research at the Smithsonian's Environmental Research Center. Fisheries Ecologist Eric Johnson takes viewers on a journey along the Rhode River to show how scientists tag and monitor Maryland blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. [...more]
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Scientists establish first frozen repository of Hawaiian coral
Unless action is taken now, coral reefs and many of the animals that depend on them may cease to exist within the next 40 years, causing the first global extinction of a worldwide ecosystem during current history. [...more]
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NSRC to receive $25 million Investing in Innovation grant from U.S. Department of Education
The funding will allow the National Science Resources Center to validate its LASER (Leadership Assistance for Science Education Reform) Model. LASER, a systemic approach to reform, is a set of processes and strategies designed to help state, district and school leadership teams effectively implement and sustain high-quality science education for elementary, middle and secondary school students. [...more]
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Anthropologist Deborah Hull-Walski discusses how her team helped solve the mystery of the boy in the cast iron coffin.
Deborah Hull-Walski, collections manager in the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, discusses how Smithsonian staff solved the mystery surrounding the identiy of a young boy buried in a cast iron coffin in the 1800s, and unearthed in Washington, D.C. in 2005. [...more]
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Exhibition: Endangered plants here and around the world
Yellow lady’s slippers, watercolor by Kathleen Garness, from the National Museum of Natural History exhibit “Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World,” opening Aug. 14. The exhibition, a collaborative effort between the American Society of Botanical Artists and the Natural History Museum, showcases botanical illustrations and features work from several renowned artists, including [...] [...more]
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Interview with Chip Clark, National Museum of Natural History photographer
Chip Clark came to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in 1973, with a degree in biology and an interest in photography. He has been a photographer on staff ever since, documenting thousands of specimens and exhibits, and accompanying scientists on research trips around the world. He died June 12, 2010. This video interview was made by Lauren Dare, an intern with the Smithsonian Institution Archives, on May 27, 2010, as part of an oral history project for the National Museum of Natural History's Centennial (2010-2011). To learn more about Chip Clark, see his page on the Centennial website-- www.mnh.si.edu/onehundredyears/profiles/Chip_Clark.html -- where you also can find more videos and stories about the people and the work of the NMNH. [...more]
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Scientists from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center have found that fledgling catbirds in suburban habitats are extremely vulnerable, with almost 80 percent killed by predators before they reach adulthood. Almost half of the deaths were connected to domestic cats. The team studied catbird nests in 3 suburban neighborhoods in Maryland: Spring Park, Opal Daniels Park, and Bethesda. Read more about this study by clicking here. (Catbird photo by
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