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Emily Driehaus

Emily Driehaus is a Science Writing Intern with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. She holds a master's degree in science journalism from New York University and has worked as a journalist and science writer covering everything from microbiology and climate change to particle physics and quantum computing. Her writing has been published in Sierra Magazine, Symmetry Magazine, VICE News, and other outlets. You can find more of her work here.

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After 50 Years, Scientists Still Love Lucy

Paleoanthropologists have learned a lot about Lucy, the world’s most famous hominin fossil, since she was discovered in 1974. And her fossils are still yielding new insights

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How the Structure of a Mammoth Meteorite Reveals the Rough and Tumble Nature of the Asteroid Belt

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Celebrate Cellphones, Birds and Old Jazz Favorites at the National Museum of Natural History this May and June

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Celebrate Planets Near and Far This April

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Newly Discovered Fossil from the Smithsonian’s Collection Named After Kermit the Frog

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Late Smithsonian Botanist's Legacy Continues to Blossom

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Honoring the Overlooked Contributions of Women Anthropologists in the National Anthropological Archives

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Smithsonian Scientists Discover New Species of Hedgehogs Hiding in Plain Sight

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Newly Described Fossil From Wyoming Sheds Light on When Frogs and Toads Lost Their Teeth

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