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Meet the Scientist Who Reads Bones

Doug Owsley is the Smithsonian's bone detective and can read a human skeleton, like you can read this post

Dinosaur National Monument

Blog Carnival Edition #5 -- Unbelievable Organisms, Titanoboa, Animatronics and More!

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Picture of the Week—the Atmospheric Phenomenon Sprite

The Smithsonian Institution is taking many steps to ensure a greener future.

A Greener Smithsonian

In an Institution-wide pursuit of a greener future, researchers and engineers are furthering the cause of energy sustainability

Dr. Edward Arnett (in the orange vest), a scientist with Bat Conservation International and his bat-finding labrador retriever accompany plant manager Chris Long at the Casselman Wind Power Project in Pennsylvania.

Can Wind Power Be Wildlife Friendly

New research aims to stop turbines from killing bats and birds

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Rebuilding Greensburg Green

Everyone assumed this Kansas town was destined to fade away. What would it take to reverse its course?

Tom Casten (right) is chairman and his son Sean is president and CEO of a company called Recycled Energy Development (RED) that is installing a heat-recovery system at West Virginia Alloys.

Converting Energy Waste into Electricity and Heat

Energy recycling wiz Tom Casten explains how to capture power that goes up in smoke

Photovoltaic panels are ideally suited to remote locations, as in this island community in Denmark, where the infrastructure required to connect to a centralized power grid is prohibitively expensive or too destructive to the natural landscape.

Energy Saving Lessons From Around the World

The curator of an exhibit at the National Building Museum highlights case studies of community involvement in energy conservation

Author of Jan Lievens: Out of Rembrandt's Shadow, Mathew Gurewitsch.

Matthew Gurewitsch on "Jan Lievens: Out of Rembrandt's Shadow”

Matthew Gurewitsch on "Jan Lievens: Out of Rembrandt's Shadow”

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Miragaia, the Long-Necked Stegosaur

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The National Zoo Diet

Six-o-clock in the morning is when the action begins at the National Zoo. Think you’re grumpy without breakfast?

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Beer Behemoths, Part Two

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Caption Writing Contest: Round 2

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Save The Date: Smithsonian Folklife Festival Featuring Wales, Las Americas, African American Oral Tradition

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Which Dinosaur Would You Clone?

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Culinary Culture Shock

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Meet the Artist: Ori Gersht

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Climate Change Rap

What's your take on this? Dorky? Effective?(Hat tip to the Knight Science Journalism Tracker)

Sazerac cocktail at the Sazerac bar

Did New Orleans Invent the Cocktail?

Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

Murrells Inlet, S.C.

The seafood capital of South Carolina

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