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Smithsonian ecologists discover forests are growing at a faster rate

Smithsonian ecologists discover forests are growing at a faster rate

A new study published in the Feb. 2 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates that forests in the Eastern United States are growing at a faster rate than at any time in the last 225 years. The chief culprit, researchers say, appears to be climate change, specifically:  rising levels of atmospheric [...] [...more]

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Smithsonian to host online Climate Change conference Sept. 29-Oct. 1

Smithsonian to host online Climate Change conference Sept. 29-Oct. 1

The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies is hosting “Climate Change,” a three-day, free, education online conference Tuesday, Sept. 29 through Thursday, Oct. 1. This is the second in a series of Center for Educatin and Museum Studies conferences where researchers and curators from around the Smithsonian Institution come together to address a single subject. “Climate Change” will [...] [...more]

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Fossils Show Prehistoric Global Warming

Fossils Show Prehistoric Global Warming

For those who think that global warming is a 21st-century phenomenon, Scott Wing, a scientist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, has news about the past. [...more]

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This short video of an ocelot was taken by Smithsonian scientists during a recent camera-trap survey of these animals in the Peruvian Amazon.[...more]

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