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When the Moon Obscures the Sun, How Does Life on Earth Respond?

From fish to flamingos, here’s what scientists know — and what they hope to find out — about how plants and animals react to a total solar eclipse

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How A 190-Year-Old Shorebird Preserves Darwin’s Legacy

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Smithsonian Scientists Discover New Species of Hedgehogs Hiding in Plain Sight

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NMNH in Review: A ‘Killer’ Arrival at the Smithsonian

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NMNH in Review: Top Discoveries by Museum Scientists in 2023

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Celebrate the Holiday Season with the Museum’s Stunning Collection of Blue Specimens

A black plate of whale baleen is lit up against a dark background with brown hair-like material coming from the bottom of the specimen.

How a Whale Skull at the Smithsonian Became a Beacon for Marine Mammal Conservation

A shelf of brown boxes with white bones peeking out of the top has small black beetles crawling all over them.

Meet the Smithsonian’s Spookiest Staffers: Flesh-Eating Beetles

A large, brown tooth sits on top of a colorful map of the California coast

Summer Summary: A Mysterious Fossil Tooth, Metallic Planet and Marine Hitchhikers

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For the Love of Lizards: Meet One of the Smithsonian’s Lizard Experts

A multitude of sea lions sit very close together on a crowded beach.

Reading Between the Bones: New Research Reveals an Unexpected Growth Spurt in California Sea Lions

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How Lugging a Liquid Nitrogen Tank into the Amazon Helped Spark Ornithology’s Genetic Revolution

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Turning Off Your Lights Could Save Millions of Birds Each Year from Deadly Building Collisions

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In 1904, Theodore Roosevelt Won a Presidential Election…And a Pair of Ostriches

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Five Facts About the Smithsonian’s Sprawling Whale Collection That Will Blow Your Mind

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2022 in Review: The Year’s Top Discoveries by Museum Researchers

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How Leafcutter Ants and Other Culinary Creatures Prepare a Feast

A group of several bison with dark fur traverses a light green colored landscape of grasslands as rays of late afternoon light stream through several gold-tinged clouds. In the distance are more bison and the horizon is framed by distant mountains.

For the Love of the Buffalo

A big-eared, large-nosed, frown-mouthed furry grey and white medium-sized animal sits in the "v" of a small tree, holding one of the branches. In front of the animal is a woman with black hair wearing business clothes and smiling as she snaps a selfie.

Meet the Smithsonian Scientist Unlocking Crucial Conservation Clues in the Genetic Code of Koalas

A fruit bat with large, dark eyes, big ears and light brown fur wraps its gray wings around a tree branch.

To Uncover the Origins of Diseases, Smithsonian Researchers Dust Bat Specimens for Viral Fingerprints

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