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Flickering Sky Islands Generate Andean Biodiversity

Video of Páramo Moving Up and Down Mountainsides Puts Climate Change in Context

Scientists Confirm Facultative Parthenogenesis in Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Asian Water Dragon

Visitors Can See the Offspring on Exhibit at the Reptile Discovery Center

Pathogens May Have Facilitated the Evolution of Warm-Blooded Animals

Fever May Bbe Less Effective at Repelling Infections in Cold-Blooded Creatures

Live Fast, Die Young: Study Shows Tiny Fishes Fuel Coral Reefs

Parents Unknown: Mysterious Larvae Found in Panama’s Two Oceans

New Analysis Shows the Moon Is Tectonically Active

Findings Published by Smithsonian Scientist Tom Watters

Parasitoid Wasps May Turn Spiders Into Zombies by Hacking Their Internal Code

Extinct-in-the-Wild Guam Kingfisher Hatches at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

This Brightly Colored Bird Is One of the Most Endangered Bird Species on the Planet

Fossil Crab Reveals a New Branch in the Tree of Life

Smithsonian Scientists Use eDNA for the First Time To Find Wood Turtles in Virginia

The High-Tech Sampling Is as Effective as Traditional Scientific Surveys

April 24, 2019
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Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian Plays Central Role in Capturing Landmark Black Hole Image

Galápagos Islands Have 10 Times More Alien Marine Species Than Once Thought

Deep-Time Tracking Devices: Fossil Barnacles Reveal Prehistoric Whale Migrations

Chemical Innovation by Relatives of the Ice Cream Bean Explains Tropical Biodiversity

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As Sea Level Rises, Wetlands Crank Up Their Carbon Storage

Dermal Disruption: Amphibian Skin Bacteria Is More Diverse in Cold and Variable Environments According to Global Survey

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama holding a small bat.

When Does Noise Become a Message?

Rain Sounds Cue Bats To Stay at Home

Surfer’s Ear Points to Ancient Pearl Divers in Panama

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Smithsonian Scientists Unlock the Mystery of Dragonfly Migration

Specimens Dating Back 140 Years Could Protect the Future of the Species

Scientists Overhaul Corn Domestication Story With Multidisciplinary Analysis

Semi-wild Proto-corn Spread From Mexico to South America Before Becoming Fully Domesticated, Offering New Clues to Its Future

Smithsonian and Partners Pioneer Method To Boost Endangered Coral Populations Separated by Vast Distances

Technique Represents Critical Step Toward Buffering Coral Reefs Against Warming Oceans

Frog Sex in the City: Urban Tungara Frogs Sound More Attractive Than Forest Frogs

Whales Lost Their Teeth Before Evolving Hair-like Baleen in Their Mouths

Newly Described Fossil Whale in Museum Collections Reveals a Surprising Intermediate Step in Their Evolution

First Study of Humpback Whale Survivors of Killer Whale Attacks in the Southeastern Pacific

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