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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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An Island Fox standing on a gravel path next to a bush. The fox has a grey face and rump with a reddish brown body.

Island Biodiversity Past to Future

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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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Mummified bird inside an oblong ceramic tube.

Mummies and Mummification

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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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Powder moving away from the source

Modeling and Measuring Volcanic Eruptions

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Two hands cupped to hold soil

Minerals and Microbes

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Deep red garnet crystals on white irregular surface

Geology of Gems and Minerals

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Allende Meteorite - a rock with sharp edges displayed on a wood surface

Asteroids and Meteorites

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