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Scientists at the National Museum of Natural History Discover Two Squirrel Species Long Obscured by Mistaken Identities

Using a variety of techniques, the researchers realized that two subspecies of squirrels from Southeast Asia were actually unique species in their own right

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The Murder Mystery Linking a Bird Specimen at the National Museum of Natural History to the Mysterious Death of an Arctic Explorer

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The Name Game: A 'Celebrity' Cephalopod Specimen Correctly Identified More Than 80 Years After Discovery

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Fearsome Flies: Meet the Scientist Studying the Top Predators in the Insect World

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Pawpaw-Palooza: The Inside Scoop on North America’s Taste of the Tropics

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Fetching Fossils and Unwrapping Mannequins: Here’s What Happens When a Museum Exhibition Closes

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Across the Smithsonian, Researchers are Working Together to Save Virginia’s Birds

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Searching for Earth's Oldest Rocks: Follow a Smithsonian Expedition to the Remote Northwest Territories

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Check Out These Wondrous Objects on Display Before They Return to the Museum’s Collection

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Meet the Scientist Venturing to Remote Canada in Search of the Earth’s Oldest Rocks

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Tiny Tornado Chasers: Why Rare Songbirds Rely on Destructive Winds

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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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The ‘Ultimate Honor’: Why a Colorful Mineral Honors the Smithsonian‘s Namesake

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Building a Library of Life: How Smithsonian Collections Are Revolutionizing Ocean eDNA Research

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Shrew Are You? Scientist Discovers Two New Species of Shrews in Museum’s Collection

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Meet the Smithsonian Fellow Alumni Helping to Save the Planet

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This Volunteer Week, Get to Know the Smithsonian Volunteer Who Meticulously Curated Thousands of Tiny Crustaceans

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Just Our Type: Museum's Dinosaur Skeleton Becomes the Scientific Standard for Its Species

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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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Scientists at the National Museum of Natural History Discover Two Squirrel Species Long Obscured by Mistaken Identities

The Murder Mystery Linking a Bird Specimen at the National Museum of Natural History to the Mysterious Death of an Arctic Explorer

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