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National Zoo Part of Amphibian Ark

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Picture of the Week—Pink Iguana

If Charles Darwin had wandered up the side of the Volcan Wolf volcano in 1835, he might have spotted what is now known as the rosada (or pink) iguana

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A Field Guide to Sugars

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Hey, hey it's the Monkees on the Smithsonian Channel

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The Milky Way is Bigger, Faster, and Heading for Trouble

Have you heard that the Milky Way is bigger than we thought? Fifty percent bigger, according to new measurements

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New Song, Same Mistakes

Over the past three years, tourists have pulled more than 1,000 precious stones from the ground at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas.

The Curious Case of the Arkansas Diamonds

In a state park full of amateur diamond miners, one prospector dug up a valuable stone worth thousands of dollars—or did he?

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UPDATED: Iconic Obama Portrait at National Portrait Gallery

The Devil's Food Dictionary

Book Worth a Look: The Devil's Food Dictionary

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Does Rugby Predict Pope's Doom?

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At the Hirshhorn, Crouching Spider, Hidden Meaning?

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The Tell-Tale Armor

The artist, Robert Anderson of Darien, Connecticut, was a Yale classmate of President George W. Bush (above, detail).

George W. Bush's Portrait at National Portrait Gallery

The official portrait of the 43rd president, striking a relaxed pose, enters the Smithsonian collections

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Cochineal Coloring: Is That a Bug in Your Food?

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Astronomer Explains Consequences of a More Massive Milky Way

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Scrubbing with Dinosaurs

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Around the Web: New Yorker Photographers on National Portrait Gallery Subjects

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Should Sugar Be a Controlled Substance?

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Dinos Alive Tour

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Why Golfers Might Need Earplugs

The golf course would seem to be a quiet and peaceful place, so why did an audiologist recommend that some golfers wear earplugs?

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