Fungal fidelity: some ants have been eating the same meal for 5 million years!
Scientists have discovered an incredible story of fungal fidelity among certain species of ants.
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Ghostly gamma-ray beams blast from Milky Way’s center
The newfound jets may be related to mysterious gamma-ray bubbles that Fermi detected in 2010. Those bubbles also stretch 27,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way.
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3-week-old cheetah cubs being hand-raised at the National Zoo
Three weeks after their unconventional and rocky entrance into the world, two 3-week-old cheetahs were transported May 18 to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in good health, thanks to the hard work and swift actions of...
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New mapping of Mars shows Medusae Fossae Formation older than once thought
Recent geologic mapping of the Medusae Fossae Formation on Mars—an intensely eroded deposit near the northern edge of the cratered highlands—has revealed a wider distribution of its western component than was previously recognized.
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The Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a 747 jet, is delivered to the Smithsonian on April 17, 2012
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2013 exhibition to celebrate first complete human genome sequence
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of researchers producing the first complete human genome sequence — the genetic blueprint of the human body — the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, will open a new high-tech, high-intensity exhibition in 2013.
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Scientists discover sensory organ in baleen whales that choreographs movement of their massive jaws and throat-pouch
Scientists from the Smithsonian and University of British Columbia have discovered a sensory organ in the chin of rorqual whales that communicates to the brain. It orchestrates the dramatic adjustments needed in jaw position and throat-pouch expansion to make lunge feeding successful
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Creating a dictionary: Gabriela Pérez Báez, Curator of Linguistics
