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Elizabeth Cottrell loads an experiment in her lab at Natural History

The Rise of Continents: Elizabeth Cottrell in the lab
05.04.2023
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Earth rise photo of planet Earth on the horizon of the moon

The Rise of Continents: Earth Rise
05.04.2023
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Electronic vehicle with no discernible front or back

Nuro's Self-Driving Delivery Vehicle
04.17.2023
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Wolf staring into camera

Knowing Nature: Timber Wolf
04.14.2023
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A bull caribou in the snow

Knowing Nature: Bull caribou
04.14.2023
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Swimming loon with chick on its back

Knowing Nature: Loon with chick
04.14.2023
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Birchbark canoe

Knowing Nature: Canoe
04.14.2023
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Handmade snowshoes

Knowing nature: Snowshoes
04.14.2023
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Waxing gibbous moon rising over pine forest

Knowing Nature: Gibbous Moon
04.14.2023
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Purple wildflowers bloom in the foreground, snowy mountains in background

Knowing Nature: Castner Glacier
04.14.2023
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Small herd of caribou walking across snow with mountains in background

Knowing Nature: Caribou Herd
04.14.2023
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Faceted green gem on black background

Lion of Merelani (dark background)
04.13.2023
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Uncut green gem on neutral gray background

Rough Lion of Merelani
04.13.2023
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Faceted green gem on neutral gray background

Lion of Merelani
04.13.2023
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Expansive plains with a group of 10 people excavating large dirt holes

Nyayanga site being excavated in July 2016
02.09.2023
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Bronze statue of a man in front of a red sandstone Castle

Smithsonian Castle
01.12.2023
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Red sandstone Castle with manicured garden and ornate gate in front

Smithsonian Castle and Enid A. Haupt Garden
01.12.2023
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Black and white images of a body of water with a building on a hill in the background

Barro Colorado Island Research Station
11.22.2022
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Howler monkey sitting in green vegetation while eating a flower

Howler monkey eating flowers
11.22.2022
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Two women pose together and smile directly ahead

Melissa Chiu with first lady Dr. Jill Biden at the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden groundbreaking
11.16.2022
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Group of people pose in straight line

Groundbreaking for the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden on the National Mall
11.16.2022
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Group of people stand together outside

Groundbreaking for the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden on the National Mall
11.16.2022
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Sculptural memorial seen outside National Museum of the American Indian at sunrise

The National Native American Veterans Memorial
11.08.2022
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Upright circular sculpture shown outside

The National Native American Veterans Memorial
11.08.2022
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