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Paleobiologist Advait Jukar touches a fossil elephant skull that is on a table next to other fossils.

Forgotten Elephants of Deep Time

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Laura Soul, Maggy Benson and Emmanuel Kyei-Baffour at a table with several bone specimens.

Plesiosaurs and other Large Marine Reptiles

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Emmanuel Kyei-Baffour, Maggy Benson and Molly Kampf seated at a table in a room full of card files and several specimens pictures and tools on the table.

Unlocking Hidden Worlds through Archaeology and Archives

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Emmanuel Kyei-Baffour, Maggy Benson and Dr. Lucy Chang in Q?rius standing behind a table with a number of specimens.

Fossil Ammonites

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Host Maggy Benson and geologist Elizabeth Cottrell laugh after being sprayed with seltzer water on the set of a webcast.

Volcano Geochemistry - Windows to Earth's Interior

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Volcano erupting with lava streaming down the side. A forest is at its foot and the eruption is reflected in a dark lake.

When Volcanoes Erupt

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Gabriela Farfan, a woman with long, brown hair and a blue shirt, standing next to a block of quartz crystals slightly taller than she is

What Is a Mineral?

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Webinar: Natural History at Home – Exploring the Art of Ancient Humans

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Seminario Web: Historia Natural En Casa: Lenguajes Mixtecas y Mayas - Presente, Pasado, y Futuro

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Archaeologist Ella Beaudoin

Webinar: Natural History at Home – How Archaeologists Learn from Objects Left Behind

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Archaeologist Maria Martinez explains a presentation slide on archaeological digs

Seminario Web: Historia Natural en Casa - Arqueología, Objetos e Historia

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A girl holding a craft ball she made during a science program at the museum.

Video: Kids, you are just like scientists!

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