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Geologist Elizabeth Cottrell gestures with her hands while sitting at a table talking to two students.

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Juan Rodriguez holding a Giant panda.
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A large poster coming out of a printer being grabbed by two hands
Do-It-Yourself Exhibits: Free, Print-On-Demand Exhibition Toolkits
Drawing of skeleton of Megatherium cuvieri
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This bird has a rosy breast, grey head, and brown wings

Bird Extinctions in Recent Geologic Time

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Brightly-colored coral under dark blue water.

Biodiversity of Deep Coral Reefs

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Natural objects, including whitish piece of bone and brown rocks, on cracked, gray substrate.

Fossilization - How Fossils Form

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Aerial view of an ash plume rising from Mount Cleveland volcano, which has snow on its upper slopes.

Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics

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Diagram of skeleton of a bird-like creature, ichthyornis, with some parts labeled

Dinosaurs Take Flight

A Deep Time Lineages Activity
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Pilot whale

Whale Evolution

A Deep Time Lineages Activity
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Grayish-brown stone with a curved bottom and jagged top.

Early Human Evolution and Culture

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Cell phone back has been removed and held between two hands.

Cellphone Science

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Remains of Jane found in Jamestown, Va. Image shows bones in the ground with a trowel for scale.

Bones and Forensic Anthropology

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Closeup view of stained teeth of skeleton

Bones and Environmental Health

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Two adults and young child in fur-lined parkas

Arctic Conditions and Cultures

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Deep red garnet crystals on white irregular surface

Geology of Gems and Minerals

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