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Tag: Smithsonian

Spider Slander Runs Rampant Online

Nearly half of news stories about spider bites contain misinformation, which experts say can hurt conservation efforts Will Sullivan – … More

Current Biology, Education, environment, exaggerations, fear, misinformation, Nature, Research, Science, Smithsonian, Spiders!!, truth, Will Sullivan

Seven Million Years Ago, the Oldest Known Early Human Was Already Walking

Analysis of a femur fossil indicates that a key species could already move somewhat like us Brian Handwerk – Science … More

Brian Handwerk, early humans, Education, environment, history, Journal of Human Evolution, Nature Magazine, non-ape ancestor, Research, Science, Smithsonian, truth

What an Englishwoman’s Letters Reveal About Life in Britain During the American Revolution

Smithsonian – All citations are from letters of Jane Strachey in the Strachey Collection in the South West Heritage Trust’s … More

Admiral Richard Lord Howe, American war of independence, Bunker Hill, Education, General William Howe., Henry Strachey, history, Jane Strachey, Research, Smithsonian

Why Mata Hari Wasn’t a Cunning Spy After All

Pat Shipman – Smithsonian Magazine “Even at the very beginning of her life, it was clear that Margaretha Zelle would … More

espionage, Garbo, history, Holland, mata Hara, Pat Shipman, Research, romance, Smithsonian, WWll

A Brand-New Museum in Oklahoma Honors Indigenous People at Every Turn

Jennifer Billock – Smithsonian Magazine At 173,000 square feet, the new First Americans Museum (FAM) in Oklahoma City is the largest single-building … More

Advocacy, Education, First American Museum, history, Jennifer Billock, Oklahoma City, Research, Smithsonian, Tribal history, truth

Why Bats Are One of Evolution’s Greatest Puzzles

Paleontologists seek the ancestors that could explain how bats became the only flying mammals.   By Riley Black –  Smithsonian … More

Bats, Conservation, environment, Flying mammals, health, life, Nature, Research, Smithsonian

Most Dogs Show Anxiety-Related Behaviors

Wouldn’t it be something if our dog pals could get humans to really understand what they’re feeling at any given … More

anxiety, Dogs, Katherine J Wu, Research, Science, Science Magazine, Smithsonian

Lenore Goldschmidt Defied Hitler

Lenore Goldschmidt was an amazing person who stood up to the full horror of what was going on around her … More

Anti-Semitism, historic memory, history, Holocaust, justice, Lenore Goldschmidt, Research, Smithsonian, truth

Earth Lost 2.5 Billion Years’ Worth of Evolutionary History in Just 130,000 Years

“Even if humans curbed destructive actions within next 50 years, it would take between five to seven million years for … More

Advocacy, Elephants, endangered species, Evolution, Friends, Let Kids Be Kids, Nature, Research, Science, Smithsonian, Social Justice
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