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The Smithsonian is one of the world’s foremost research centers in science, the arts, and the humanities. In addition to research pursued by the museums, our research centers specialize in areas of inquiry spanning the globe and the farthest reaches of the universe.

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Natural Canopy Bridges Maintain Vital Connections for Arboreal Mammals in Fragmented Forests
Smithsonian Leads Extensive Camera Trap Study To Determine Effectiveness of Strategy in Mitigating Infrastructure Threats
06.20.2017
Conservation Biology Institute National Zoo Research News
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Potentially Habitable Super-Earth Is a Prime Target for Atmospheric Study
04.19.2017
Astrophysical Observatory Research News
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Smithsonian Study Reveals Tool-Using Sea Otters Not Closely Related
New Findings Suggest Likely Long History of Tool Use by Sea Otters
03.22.2017
Conservation Biology Institute National Zoo Research News
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Corals Survived Caribbean Climate Change
11.17.2016
Tropical Research Institute Research News
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Smithsonian Study Reveals Precipitous Decline of Genetic Diversity in Wild Cheetahs
Findings Highlight Importance of Strategic Breeding Plans for Cheetahs in Zoos
06.21.2016
Conservation Biology Institute National Zoo Research News
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Major El Niño Is Perfect Climate for Global Change Research
10.28.2015
Tropical Research Institute Research News
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Study Finds Forest Giants Suffer Worst During Droughts
09.28.2015
Conservation Biology Institute National Zoo Research News
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Smithsonian Launches Public Access Plan for Research
08.18.2015
Research News
If Trees Could Talk: Forest Research Network Reveals Global Change Effects
09.26.2014
Tropical Research Institute Research News
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Smithsonian Opens New Sustainable Research Lab
Mathias Lab Constructed To Be Smithsonian’s First LEED Platinum Building
09.10.2014
Environmental Research Center Research News
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"State of the Birds" Report Assesses the Health of the Nation’s Birds
09.09.2014
Conservation Biology Institute National Zoo Research News
Climate Change Spurs Tropical Mangroves to Expand in the North
12.30.2013
Environmental Research Center Research News
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Can iPads Help Students Learn Science? Yes.
12.04.2013
Astrophysical Observatory Research News Education News
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Zoo Scientists Find Sudden Stream Temperature Changes Boost Hellbender Immune Systems
09.10.2013
National Zoo Research News
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Detail, Volta Laboratory disc recording, originally recorded Dec. 29, 1881 and reproduced around 1885 in tinfoil over plaster on cardboard backing.

“Hear My Voice”: Smithsonian Identifies 130-Year-Old Recording as Alexander Graham Bell’s Voice
Partnership with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Library of Congress Gives Voice to Famed Inventor for the First Time
04.24.2013
American History Museum Research News
“Jack-and-Master” Plants Better Suited to Climate Change
Higher CO2 Stimulates Growth of Invasive “Super Weed”
11.05.2012
Environmental Research Center Research News
Azerbaijani and Pueblo Indian Communities Unite to Study Ancient Petroglyphs
“Written in Rock” Project Tackles Cultural Heritage Protection
10.18.2012
American Indian Museum Research News
Photo Credit: Smithsonian’s National Zoo
National Zoo Gorillas are the First to Participate in Heart Disease Study
03.29.2012
National Zoo Research News
Study States That Tiger Numbers Could Triple if Large-Scale Landscapes Are Protected
Protecting Core Breeding Sites, Developing Forest Corridors and Providing Benefits to Local Communities Can Ensure Tiger Population Growth
01.27.2011
National Zoo Research News
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National Zoo Researchers Turn to Genetics to Help Elephants Ward Off Disease
01.22.2010
National Zoo Research News
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Smithsonian Scientists Say Roads Are the Number-One Threat to World’s Tropical Rainforests
10.14.2009
Tropical Research Institute Research News
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Killer Bees May Increase Food Supplies for Native Bees
09.30.2009
Tropical Research Institute Research News
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Smithsonian Awards Fellowships to 10 Artists to Conduct Research at Museums and Research Facilities
01.31.2008
Research News
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Photo credit: John Nels Hatelberg

New Research at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Reveals Insight into Hope Diamond's Fiery Red Glow
01.07.2008
Natural History Museum Research News

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