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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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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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Black glass weapon shaped like a cutlass.

What Do These Objects Have in Common?

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Cross-section of spiral ammonoid shell showing the spiral divided into chambers.

Finding Patterns Everywhere

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Painted wooden model of a steam ship with several structures on its deck.

On the Move

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

How to Read a Mammal Skull

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Fossil Leaf Damage

Fossil Leaves and Evidence of Insect Damage

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Plastic cast of a male modern human right femur. The cast displays the pathology of an unset healed fracture. Catalog number EO401737.

Forensic Mysteries – Pathologies on Human Femora (Thigh Bones)

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Two men sitting on rocks in the woods, the one on the left pressing plants between pages and the other watching.

World Languages: Diversity, Endangerment, and Revitalization

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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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