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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.
Scientist Spotlight Videos
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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Montage of four images: An owl, walking leaf, African elephant, and a yellow frog

Bio-inspired Design: Discover the Animal Adaptations That Can Change the World

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Create an Imaginary Animal

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Drawing of a ladybug on a blade of grass. There are text labels around the ladybug, with lines pointing from each label to the drawing.

Field Book Activity: Making and Recording Observations

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Two fan-shaped ginkgo leaves resting on a fossilized ginkgo leaf.

Fossil Atmospheres

Climate change research done by scientists and citizens
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Blue bioluminescent jellyfish with caption that reads, Bioluminescence means that plants and animals are able to create their own light.

Webinar: Natural History at Home – Lights, Camo, Attraction! Exploring Ocean Bioluminescence

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Polar bear skull, inferior view (bottom of the skull)

How to Read a Mammal Skull

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Marine toad skeleton with numbers written on the bones

How Do Skeletons Affect Animal Lifestyles?

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A blue and orange mandarinfish, or Synchiropus splendidus

What Makes Things Blue?

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