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The wildlife rehabilitation exhibit will provide visitors – through one-way glass -- with a unique opportunity to observe waterfowl in their final stages of rehabilitation. New pathways, green space ...

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Researchers have cracked the code behind how plants make mitraphylline, a rare cancer-fighting molecule. Their discovery of two critical enzymes explains how nature builds complex spiro-shaped ...

Simple nature-based activities can reduce stress, sharpen focus, and improve mental health—no wilderness or special gear required.

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The scientific journal Nature wants to show people the nitty gritty of academic publishing. In a Monday editorial, the journal announced it would include peer review files with the papers it publishes ...

The subject area represents the next stage of the database’s evolution, and heralds other proposed changes to journal selection and article categorization. The first Nature Index tables in the applied ...

Smithsonian scientists strive to understand the natural world from plants to planets. We work to save endangered species and conserve biodiversity, explore the Earth’s geological past and present, and ...