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Meet the squirrel ancestor who lived millions of years before the last ice age.

Learn how scientists are translating data captured by telescopes into sound. 

Find out how birds survive the whipping winds of winter.

A unique lab at the National Museum of Natural History investigates interactions between birds and aircrafts.

Naked mole rats, three-toed sloths, and fungus-farming ants are just some of the animals we study at the Smithsonian.

One group of dinosaurs is still around. To find them, just go outside and look up.

Conservation efforts help bring endangered species back from the brink.

From tiny trackers on birds to larger elephant collars, scientists learn a lot from tracking animal movement in the wild. 

Smithsonian researchers study how bats discriminate between tasty and dangerous meals.