With distinct alarm calls and yips, black-tailed prairie dogs are a highly social and communicative icon of the Great Plains. A new study published today in Animal Behaviour suggests other species may ...

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To celebrate the centennial of Salvador Dali's birth, on view are 8 of his small oil paintings dating from 1918 to 1958 that provide a view of his work over four decades. Included is Hort del Llane, ...

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All learners need the tools to trust in the scientific process and be good consumers of scientific knowledge to improve the quality of their lives—from landing a person on the Moon to developing ...

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Object Details Creator Smithsonian Institution Photographic Services Division Subject Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs Also known as 59840. Digital contact sheet available. Summary ...

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If you were curating a mixtape that might be heard by aliens billions of years from now—but definitely would be seen by your fellow Earthlings—what would you put on it? In 1977, two Voyager spacecraft ...