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A complicated battle over one fossil Tyrannosaurus rex—and the high-stakes auction of another—raises a big question: Who gets to own the bones?
These rodents are cute if you're not a suburban homeowner watching your grass disappear. Millions live on the prairies, yet the rascals are in trouble
Bursts of gamma rays have been a mystery for 30 years; Now, with new satellites, we have some clues
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After 140 triumphant years as cultural icon, and 35 years of fuss, the Reading Room of the British Museum is now open at a new address
It has been more than a century since the storied dreadnought sank, but controversy has not yet abandoned the ship
Rehabilitating injured or abandoned wildlife fulfills the longing of many animal lovers to know other bloods
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Casting friends and family in plaster, George Segal creates "environments" that bring inner reality to the surface
As philanthropy ebbs, the Smithsonian Council advises prudence in our search for corporate sponsorship
Its clients have ranged from Muhammad Ali to Oliver North, but its real allegiance is to the Bill of Rights
New commemoratives look like our first stamps, which were slow to catch on in 1847
Whether at the Nobel Prize awards or at the opening of the new Getty center, the Smithsonian has a vital role
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