Fossil nerds and speculators help make the Field Museum's Mazon Creek collection world-famous
Illinois’ commercial fossil trade is alive and well thanks to collectors who are motivated by money, science and the hunt — ...
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Butterfly Pavilion is winging its wondrous way to the Natural History Museum
Fluttering by butterfly decorations at your local store in the springtime? The adorable pillows, vases, plates, glasses, framed artworks, and rugs covered in colorful flyers are not too difficult to ...
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A bout 700 feet from Zambezi National Park and less than a 10-minute drive to Mosi-oa-Tunya, a.k.a. Victoria Falls, one of ...
Six-week Smithsonian exhibit kicks off in Buffalo Gap
The "Smithsonian at the Gap" begins a six-week run at the Buffalo Gap Historic Village, complete with speakers and exhibits.
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Citizen Scientists Are Hitting the Streets of the Country’s Fastest-Warming Cities to Collect Detailed Temperature Data
The heat mapping of metros like Reno, Nevada, could be key to taming urban heat, saving lives and designing for a cooler ...
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Nine New Tardigrade Species Discovered Thanks to the Efforts of Danish Schoolchildren
The budding scientists collected the tiny water bears in a massive citizen science project that involved almost 30,000 ...