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Juan Rodriguez holding a Giant panda.
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Dr. Marika Holland speaking while gesturing with her hands.

Natural History on the Big Screen – Feedback Loops: Albedo

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Orchestra performing "A Passion for the Planet"

A Passion for the Planet: Art and Science in Concert

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Montage of three images: Gary Krupnick, Clare Fieseler, and Jonathan Tucker.

Virtual Science Café: Plant Conservation, The Origin of Earth’s Atmosphere, and National Parks of the Oceans

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The five panelists for the Q&A discussion hosted by the National Museum of Natural History and the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital about the series of short films, "Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops."

Natural History on the Big Screen – Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops

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Filmmaker David Clark, oceanographers Brice Loose and Donglai Gong, undergraduate student Korenna Estes and NMNH Meaghan Cuddy

Natural History on the Big Screen: Frozen Obsession

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Presentation slide with photos of three scientists: Cari Corrigan, L. Miché Aaron, and Mariah Baker

Webinar: What Mars Reveals about Life in Our Universe

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Harvard & Smithsonian and dance artist Kylie Murray from Local Motion Project

Webinar: Dancing the Milky Way

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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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