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Not on a plane, but how did blind snakes ever get to the Pacific’s Caroline Islands?
Two new species of blind snakes found living on small, low-lying atolls in the Caroline Islands, are an unexpected discovery that is quite difficult to explain, [...more]
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For a dentist, the narwhal’s smile is a mystery of evolution
Incredibly, the narwhale’s only visible tooth is outside of its mouth. Its tusk, in fact, is a giant canine tooth—that can grow as long as 9 feet! [...more]
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New ‘Bumblebee’ gecko discovered in Papua New Guinea
Biologists from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, the Papua New Guinea National Museum, and the U.S. Geological Survey have discovered a new species of gecko, adorned like a bumblebee with black-and-gold bands and rows of skin nodules that enhance its camouflage on the tropical forest floor. [...more]
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Smithsonian anthropologist William Fitzhugh speaks about Edward Nelson’s 1877-1881 Western Alaskan Expedition
William Fitzhugh - Edward Nelson's 1877-1881 Western Alaskan Expedition [...more]
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Top 10 gallery celebrates the Infrared Array Camera aboard the Spitzer Space Telescope
For the last 1,000 days the Infrared Array Camera, aboard NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, has been operating continuously to probe the universe from its most distant regions to our local solar neighborhood. [...more]
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Development will reduce carbon stored in forests, Smithsonian & Harvard scientists predict
When most people look at a forest, they see walking trails, deer yards, or firewood for next winter. But scientists at the Harvard Forest and the Smithsonian take note of changes imperceptible to the naked eye — the uptake and storage of carbon. What they’ve learned in a recent study is that an immense amount [...] [...more]
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5 rabbit realities
In celebration of the annual spring appearance of the Easter bunny on Sunday, April 8, Smithsonian Science offers these five facts from the book "Rabbits: The Animal Answer Guide" [...more]
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Scientists from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center have found that fledgling catbirds living in the suburbs are extremely vulnerable. Almost 80 percent are killed by predators before they reach adulthood. Nearly half of the deaths are connected to domestic cats. The team studied catbird nests in 3 suburban neighborhoods in Maryland: Spring Park, Opal Daniels Park, and Bethesda. Learn more about this 2011 study by clicking here. (Catbird photo by Gerhard Hofmann)
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