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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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Meet the Scientist Decoding Human History in South America Through Giant Ground Sloth Fossils

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This Fall at the Museum: Fossils, Fossils and More Fossils!

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Celebrate Planets Near and Far This April

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Enjoy Cherry Blossoms and More Natural History Programs this March

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day With the Ocean’s Oddest Couples and More Natural History Programs This February

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Get Up Close With Bat Specimens and More Natural History Programs This October

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Discover How Domesticating Dogs Influenced Human Evolution and Other Natural History Programs This May

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Discover Why Animals Need the Dark and Other Natural History Programs This April

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Explore Viral Bat Research and More Natural History Programs This March

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

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Viking Women and Black-Footed Ferrets Are Coming to the Museum This Holiday Season

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Lucy’s Legacy: Celebrating the 48th Anniversary of Her Discovery with a Selfie

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This November, Be Thankful for Specialty Spirits and Ancient Sea Monsters

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Explore How Chimpanzees Perceive Gender and More Natural History Programs This April

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Meet the Scientist Studying How Humans Started Eating Meat

Scientists at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History sequenced the genomes of 363 bird species in 2020. (Brian Schmidt, Smithsonian)

10 Popular Scientific Discoveries from 2020

Some of the most exciting discoveries in human evolution happened in the last decade. (Human Origins Program, Smithsonian Institution)

These are the Decade’s Biggest Discoveries in Human Evolution

Scientists at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History discovered all sorts of cool things in 2019 including the first North American medicinal leech (Macrobdella mimicus) in more than 40 years. (Anna Phillips, Smithsonian)

10 Popular Scientific Discoveries from 2019

Researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History traveled the world and made many new discoveries this year—including 18 new species of pelican spiders. (Nikolai Scharff)

Check Out Some of Our Most Popular Discoveries From 2018

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

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