National Zoo panda cub named Xiao Qi Ji or 'Little Miracle'
More than three months after his birth, the National Zoo's new panda cub finally has a name.
Plants & Animals
Nov 23, 2020
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News tagged with national museum
How a giant short-faced bear reached the California Channel Islands
The California Channel Islands are renowned for their archaeological, biological and paleontological significance and richness, containing some of the most important early human sites in North America. This importance is ...
Archaeology
Sep 16, 2020
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Early Cambrian fossil discovery gives new understanding into the origin of hemichordates
New research undertaken by scientists at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and University of Montreal, has uncovered fossils of a new species of marine animal, Gyaltsenglossus ...
Archaeology
Aug 27, 2020
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Here be dragons: Analysis reveals new species in Smaug lizard group
Smaug, the deadly dragon in J.R.R Tolkien's "The Hobbit," has a few living relatives. With dense, alligator-like armor, these small, real-life dragon lizards are rock-crevice recluses mostly confined to mountaintops in southern ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 25, 2020
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New evidence on contested identity of medieval skeleton found at Prague Castle
Used as a propaganda tool by the Nazis and Soviets during the Second World War and Cold War, the remains of a 10th century male, unearthed beneath Prague Castle in 1928, have been the subject of continued debate and archaeological ...
Archaeology
Aug 22, 2019
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Grapes on Mars? Georgia winemakers aiming high
Georgia is immensely proud of its ancient wine-making tradition, claiming to have been the first nation to make wine. Now it wants to be the first to grow grapes on Mars.
Space Exploration
Apr 9, 2019
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NASA Goddard teams to study unopened Apollo samples
Two proposals submitted by teams, led by scientists from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have been selected to analyze unopened Apollo samples.
Space Exploration
Mar 11, 2019
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Researchers address challenges of curating ancient biomolecules
University of Oklahoma researchers, led by Courtney Hofman and Rita Austin, in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, are addressing the challenges of curating ancient biomolecules and working ...
Archaeology
Jan 29, 2019
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Iraqi archaeologist, museums champion, dies at 80
An Iraqi archaeologist, who lent her expertise to rebuilding the National Museum's collection after it was looted in 2003, has died at the age of 80.
Archaeology
Jan 20, 2019
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3-D scans of bat skulls help natural history museums open up dark corners of their collections
Picture a natural history museum. What comes to mind? Childhood memories of dinosaur skeletons and dioramas? Or maybe you still visit to see planetarium shows or an IMAX feature? You may be surprised to hear that behind these ...
Archaeology
Jan 7, 2019
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