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Chimpanzees Sleep in Trees to Escape the Humidity

blogs.smithsonianmag.com — Making nests in trees keeps chimps comfortable and safe from nighttime predators View in Crawl 4

Chimpanzees Sleep in Trees to Escape the Humidity

Where Do Fingerprints Come From?

smithsonianmag.com — From cradle to grave, no matter how much fingers grow, everyone's fingerprints are unique and unchanging View in Crawl 4

Where Do Fingerprints Come From?

Bringing Back the Olympia Oysters

smithsonianmag.com — What the tiny shellfish lacks in size, it makes up for in taste. Meet the farmers who are counting on the Olympia's success View in Crawl 4

Bringing Back the Olympia Oysters

Amazing video of 747 lifting in place in extreme wind conditions - 1080P HD

youtube.com — This 747 is sitting in a boneyard in Mojave, CA awaiting scrapping. On May 23rd, 2012 the area experienced extreme winds of 70+ miles per hour due ... View in Crawl 4

Amazing video of 747 lifting in place in extreme wind conditions - 1080P HD

Mark Twain's Favorite Food

smithsonianmag.com — When America's favorite storyteller lived in San Francisco, nothing struck his fancy like a heaping plate of this Pacific Northwest delicacy View in Crawl 4

Mark Twain's Favorite Food

Rosanne Cash and the Many Meanings of Love

smithsonianmag.com — One of the most gifted singer-songwriters of our time talks love, science and the deep space between men and women View in Crawl 4

The Genome That Keeps on Giving

blogs.smithsonianmag.com — When scientists mapped the human genetic blueprint, people said it would change medicine because we'd be able to get clues about our future he... View in Crawl 4

The Genome That Keeps on Giving

Birds Have Juvenile Dinosaur Skulls

blogs.smithsonianmag.com — The peculiar way birds grow up got its start among feathery non-avian dinosaurs View in Crawl 4

Winners of Nature's Best Photography

smithsonianmag.com — Through January 2013, the Natural History Museum is home to stunning photographs of wildlife around the world View in Crawl 4

Winners of Nature's Best Photography

Mechanical Matchmaking: The Science of Love in the 1920s

blogs.smithsonianmag.com — Four scientific tests to determine whether your marriage will succeed or fail View in Crawl 4

Mechanical Matchmaking: The Science of Love in the 1920s

New Coating Gets Ketchup Out Lickety-Split

blogs.smithsonianmag.com — A substance developed at MIT sends viscous condiments pouring out of bottles with ease View in Crawl 4

New Coating Gets Ketchup Out Lickety-Split

Carrier Pigeons of World War I

retina.smithsonianmag.com — During WWI, Carrier Pigeons Were Used to Send Urgent Messages “ The British Western Front in France: Tanks kept in touch with the infantry by carri... View in Crawl 4

Carrier Pigeons of World War I

Saved From Prohibition by Holy Wine

smithsonianmag.com — In downtown Los Angeles, a 95-year-old winery weathered hard times by making wine for church services. Now connoisseurs are devoted to it View in Crawl 4

Saved From Prohibition by Holy Wine

Raw Chickens Dressed as Historical Figures

smithsonianmag.com — They came, they clucked and they conquered. Get the story behind these absurd portraits and how they came to be View in Crawl 4

Raw Chickens Dressed as Historical Figures

Stephen Hawking in Zero Gravity

blogs.smithsonianmag.com — The renowned physicist enjoyed the sensation of weightlessness while 24,000 feet over the Atlantic View in Crawl 4

Stephen Hawking in Zero Gravity
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