Science

Carlos Jaramillo (top row, third from the right), a staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, co-organized the team that discovered the largest snake in world history.

Discovering the Titanoboa

As part of a multi-organizational team, Smithsonian scientist Carlos Jaramillo uncovered the fossils of a gigantic snake

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Dinosaurs and Cavemen (sigh) to Invade Binghamton in 2010

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Picture of the Week—Pygmy Seahorse

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Royals Prove Inbreeding Is a Bad Idea

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Plaster Your Walls With Paleo-Art!

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Christopher Lee Doesn't Know Much About Dinosaurs

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Vote for NASA’s Greatest Achievement in Earth Observation

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Did Sauropods Hold their Heads High?

Orangutans

A Newly Discovered Orangutan Population on Borneo

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The Second Secret Dinosaur War

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Did Juvenile Triceratops Hang Out in Gangs?

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Picture of the Week—Lightning in a Volcanic Plume

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The Best Dinosaur Movie That Never Was

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Karijini National Park in HD

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The Unfinished Attack of the Dinosaurs

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Science Contests Across the Web

The Zoo’s three pandas, here Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, require a constant supply of bamboo, a plant that is not very nutritious, especially for animals, like pandas, that are natural carnivores.

Feeding the Animals at the National Zoo

After hiring the first animal nutritionist 30 years ago, the National Zoo prepares specific, well-balanced meals for each animal

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Why We Don’t Have a Baby Panda

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Tyrannosaurus on the Pitcher's Mound

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Book Review: Footprints of Thunder

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