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What makes rainforests unique? History, not ecology.

History and geology, not current ecology, are likely what has made tropical forests so variable from site to site. [...more]

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Video: Zen and the art of fine art conservation: Behind the scenes in the Freer Gallery’s art conservation lab

What's possibly the most calming yet nerve-racking job in the world? Come behind the scenes of the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery of Art to find out! [...more]

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Ability to raft with flotsam and use non-reef habitats helps tropical fish journey to new places, study finds

Depending on where the fish disperse from, the use of ‘stepping stones', flotsam or simply being an adult can help in the journey to find a new home. [...more]

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Zoo celebrates birth of two Micronesian kingfishers, a species extinct in the wild

The Zoo’s Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va., is celebrating the recent hatching of two Micronesian kingfisher (Todiramphus c. cinnamominus) chicks, a female and male, born July 25 and Aug. 20, respectively. [...more]

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Invertebrates are ignored, overlooked by conservationists, policymakers and the public

Invertebrates make up more than 80 percent of all known species and provide humans with a myriad of valuable services—from crop pollination to their use as food—yet they are overlooked and underrepresented in conservation decisions and on priority lists of threatened and endangered species. [...more]

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Bryan’s shearwater, new Hawaiian seabird species, discovered

For the first time in decades, researchers have found a new bird species in the United States. Based on a specimen collected in 1963 on Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, biologists have described a new species of seabird, Bryan’s shearwater [...more]

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Unlocking the mysteries of Jefferson’s bible with high-tech analysis and microscopic testing

The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, more commonly known as the Jefferson bible, is a volume created by Thomas Jefferson containing passages he chose from the four Gospels of the New Testament. Jefferson cut these passages out and pasted them on to blank pieces of paper which were then bound into a book. [...] [...more]

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Video: A mummy ‘grows’ with CT scans and 3D digital technology

Using 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional CT scans, Natural History Museum anthropologists found that the brain and major organs were removed and rolls of linen filled out the abdominal cavity. This mummification method is evidence of superior embalming, indicating a person of higher status. [...more]

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What makes rainforests unique? History, not ecology.

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Video: Zen and the art of fine art conservation: Behind the scenes in the Freer Gallery’s art conservation lab

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Ability to raft with flotsam and use non-reef habitats helps tropical fish journey to new places, study finds

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Zoo celebrates birth of two Micronesian kingfishers, a species extinct in the wild

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Invertebrates are ignored, overlooked by conservationists, policymakers and the public

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Bryan’s shearwater, new Hawaiian seabird species, discovered

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Unlocking the mysteries of Jefferson’s bible with high-tech analysis and microscopic testing

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Video: A mummy ‘grows’ with CT scans and 3D digital technology

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