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To Reduce Human and Grizzly Bear Conflicts, Both Species Must Change Their Behavior
Lamb and Smit approach with their gear and check vitals, then begin measuring, sampling and hoisting the grizzly’s ...
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Scientists Use DNA to Trace Early Humans’ Footsteps From Asia to South America
Over thousands of years, humans from Eurasia trekked more than 12,400 miles to eventually reach the southernmost tip of South ...
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A Young Cooper’s Hawk Learned to Use a Crosswalk Signal to Launch Surprise Attacks on Other Birds
Researcher Vladimir Dinets watched the bird repeatedly sneak behind a row of cars to ambush its unsuspecting prey ...
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This Deposit of ‘Weird’ Cretaceous Amber Could Reveal Hints to Long-Forgotten Tsunamis in Japan
A new study highlights the potential of amber fossils to capture evidence of powerful, prehistoric ocean waves ...
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See the Stunning Archival Photographs That Tell the Stories of Everyday Native Life and Communities
The Archive Center at the National Museum of the American Indian presents a new exhibition that can help "interrupt the ...
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The Smithsonian Transfers Rare 2,300-Year-Old Silk Manuscripts to China
The Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were smuggled into the United States in the 1940s. Scholars say they provide remarkable insights ...
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Where Was Soccer Invented? A New Archaeological Discovery Suggests Scotland, Not England, Was the Sport’s Birthplace
Archaeologists say they've found the ruins of a soccer field in southwest Scotland that date to the 17th century ...
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See the First Photos and Videos of the Rare Subalpine Woolly Rat, a Massive but Elusive Rodent in New Guinea’s Mountains
Working with local Indigenous people, biologist František Vejmělka spent six months surveying the creatures that live on ...
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Nine Ways to Experience Greenland’s Unique Culture and Icy Landscapes
The first-ever direct flights from the United States to Greenland will give tourists easier access to the island’s history, ...
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Set Sail With These 15 Scenes of Sensational Ships
These seafaring shots are harbored in the archives of the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest You don’t have to love water or ...
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South Korea’s Female Free Divers May Have Evolved to Thrive Underwater, Study Finds
The Haenyeo, a group of skilled divers on Jeju Island, plunge beneath the ocean’s surface without any breathing equipment, ...
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Inside the Secret Lives of Squirrels and Their Half-Eaten Acorns
Written with clarity and wit by two top scientists, North American Tree Squirrels illuminates the everyday lives of gray and ...