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Removed from its Setting, The Hope Diamond Stands Alone
The naked stone is on exhibit at the Natural History museum through next spring
By National Museum of Natural History


Smithsonian’s Own Crime Scene Investigator
Forensic anthropologist Doug Owsley discusses the skeletal specimens in a new exhibit at the Natural History Museum
By Meredith Bragg


Finding Evolution at the Natural History Museum
Discover evidence of natural selection and evolution at the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum
By Meredith Bragg


Face to Face with Ants
Smithsonian entomologists are using detailed photos of ant faces to understand the differences among the 12,000 species
By Eugenia Okonski, Smithsonian Institution