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Museum scientists collected this frog specimen in 1963. It is the only representation of a species that was not described until 2025

Scientists Discover New Species of Poison Dart Frog with One-of-One Specimen Collected More than Sixty Years Ago

If not for a pair of Smithsonian scientists, the fingernail-size frog from Brazil would have likely gone extinct without ever being described

National Museum of Natural History

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The bulbils of the black-bulb yam look like berries.

This Plant Produces Plump, Fake Berries to Trick Birds Into Spreading Its Offspring Far and Wide

The black-bulb yam excels at mimicry, producing small clones of itself that look like the dark, shiny berries of seed-growing plants

Smithsonian Magazine

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A Cow Named Veronika Can Scratch Her Back With a Broom. Watch the Video That Scientists Are Calling the First Documented Evidence of Cattle Using Tools

The pet cow’s tool use challenges long-held assumptions about bovine intelligence

Smithsonian Magazine

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Greenland Sharks Can Survive for Centuries—and Maintain Long-Lasting Vision, Despite Living in the Dark

The long-living sharks aren’t as blind as once thought and have DNA repair mechanisms that may help prevent their vision from degrading, a study suggests

Smithsonian Magazine

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A bat clinging to and feeding on a large dragonfly against a dark background.

Acoustic Mirroring

Can a bat catch prey on a mirror? A bat’s expert foraging skills revealed using a robot

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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Antarctica is almost entirely covered by ice sheets up to two miles (3 km) thick, which contain roughly 70% of the world’s freshwater.

Surviving the Freeze: How Arctic and Antarctic Life Thrive in the Cold

The Arctic and Antarctic are among the harshest environments on Earth. These polar regions are characterized by extreme cold, icy seas, months of darkness in winter, and in many places, almost permanent ice cover.

National Museum of Natural History

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