The context of how Kennicott’s body was discovered was also important. Strychnine poisoning can cause muscle spasms, yet Kennicott was found on top of undisturbed dirt. Had he gone into spasms, the ...

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Stream these free programs and more this January through the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Anna Torres Take a virtual field trip to the Smithsonian Conservation Biology ...

Daniel Lucey is an infectious disease/public health physician and a research associate in Anthropology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. He has worked on the frontlines of ...

The National Museum of Natural History often receives requests for information on famous horses which are believed to be part of the Smithsonian's research collection or on display in the exhibit ...

Hours of exciting discoveries await at one of the biggest natural history museums on the planet.

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Kirk Johnson is the Sant Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History where he oversees the world’s largest natural history collection. The museum hosts more than 6 million ...

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its diversity office and freezing all federal hiring. The decision will affect dozens ...

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