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Research and Collections
Toothy Grins from the Past
The first 3D reconstructions of extinct Cretaceous birds reveal a reptilian tooth replacement pattern
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Turkey Vulture in Palm Tree
Research and Collections
Something Winged This Way Comes
Our spookiest month brings one of our most maligned birds
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T. rex skull in Dinosaur Hall
Our 10 Year Dinoversary
Celebrating the first decade of NHM's ground-shaking Dinosaur Hall
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Gray Wolf Skull
Research and Collections
Noggins for Noshing?
Animal diets, skull shapes and the limits of convergent evolution
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Ceramic Hairless Dog
Colima Dogs
Best Friends Forever
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Margo Albert Red and Greed Dress
Margo’s Dresses of Resiliency
Originally costumes for the stage, these dresses cared for by the Museum are now artifacts that demonstrate the resilience against conspiracy amid country-wide hysteria.
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Gems of the Americas
Gems of the Americas
Take a trip through deep time — via the 1980s — and explore gems with a vintage NHM documentary
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Bactrian camels at the Griffith Park Zoo, circa 1910-1916.
Topsy the Camel
A camel that captured hearts and headlines rediscovered in NHM's Mammalogy Collections
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