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  More Than 800,000 Bees, Worth Tens of Thousands of Dollars, Have Been Stolen in ‘Sophisticated’ Heists Across Northern Australia https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/more-than-800000-bees-worth-tens-of-thousands-of-dollars-have-been-stolen-in-sophisticated-heists-across-northern-australia-180989545/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  From 22,000 Miles Up, This Satellite Tracks Airborne Health Threats Almost in Real Time https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/from-22000-miles-up-this-satellite-tracks-airborne-health-threats-almost-in-real-time-180989523/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Innovation @innovation-Smithsonianmag

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  A 66-Million-Year-Old Feather Trapped in Dinosaur Poop Might Help Explain Why Some Birds Survived Mass Extinction https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-66-million-year-old-feather-trapped-in-dinosaur-poop-might-help-explain-why-some-birds-survived-mass-extinction-180989496/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  A Geologist in California Found Something Strange Sticking Out of a Creek. A Reverse Image Search Told Her It Was an Ancient Mastodon Tooth https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-geologist-in-california-found-something-strange-sticking-out-of-a-creek-reverse-image-search-told-her-it-was-an-ancient-mastodon-tooth-180989504/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  A Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Kept a Man Alive for a Record Nine Months, Allowing Him to Wait for a Donated Human Organ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-genetically-modified-pig-kidney-kept-a-man-alive-for-a-record-nine-months-allowing-him-to-wait-for-a-donated-human-organ-180989466/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  In France, Brutal Summer Heat Waves Are Taking a Toll on the Flowers That Inspired Claude Monet’s Most Beloved Paintings https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-france-brutal-summer-heat-waves-taking-toll-on-flowers-that-inspired-claude-monet-most-beloved-paintings-180989384/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  Africa’s Wild Dogs Are the Most Hated Carnivores on the Continent. Here’s How Some Conservationists Are Saving Them Anyway. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/africa-wild-dogs-most-hated-carnivores-continent-heres-how-conservationists-saving-them-anyway-180989287/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Science @science-Smithsonianmag

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  Africa’s Wild Dogs Are the Most Hated Carnivores on the Continent. Here’s Why Some Conservationists Are Saving Them Anyway https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/africa-wild-dogs-most-hated-carnivores-continent-heres-why-conservationists-saving-them-anyway-180989287/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Science @science-Smithsonianmag

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  In Some Trattorias in Italy, Diners Can Enjoy a Meal and Take the Plate It Was Served on Home as a Souvenir https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/in-some-trattorias-in-italy-diners-can-enjoy-a-meal-and-take-the-plate-it-was-served-on-home-as-a-souvenir-180989386/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Travel @travel-Smithsonianmag

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  This Rock Art in China Has Remained Bright Red for Nearly 2,000 Years. How? The Secret Ingredient Might Be Blood https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-rock-art-in-china-has-remained-bright-red-for-nearly-2000-years-how-the-secret-ingredient-might-be-blood-180989389/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  These Tiny Shrews Grow Bigger Snouts and Shrink Their Brains to Survive Harsh Winters, Study Suggests https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-tiny-shrews-grow-bigger-snouts-and-shrink-their-brains-to-survive-harsh-winters-study-suggests-180989369/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  A Human Skeleton Was Found Inside a Mysterious Stone Structure in Scotland. Archaeologists Still Don’t Know Why It Was Buried There https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/human-skeleton-found-inside-mysterious-stone-structure-in-scotland-archaeologists-still-dont-know-why-it-was-buried-there-180989391/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  A New Statue Honors ‘Moby-Dick’ Author Herman Melville in the Massachusetts City Where His Whaling Adventures Began https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-statue-honors-moby-dick-author-herman-melville-in-the-massachusetts-city-where-his-whaling-adventures-began-180989388/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  Cast Your Vote for the Chunkiest Alpine Rodent During Colorado’s First-Ever Fat Marmot Week https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cast-your-vote-for-the-chunkiest-alpine-rodent-during-colorados-first-ever-fat-marmot-week-180989395/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  ‘Hunger Stones’ Resurface in Europe, Bringing Centuries-Old Warnings Back Into View as Rivers Hit Historic Lows https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hunger-stones-resurface-europe-bringing-centuries-old-warnings-back-into-view-rivers-hit-historic-lows-180989387/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  To Dismantle the Concept of Separate but Equal, Thurgood Marshall Methodically Devised a Winning Strategy: Divide and Conquer https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/dismantle-concept-separate-equal-thurgood-marshall-methodically-devised-winning-strategy-divide-conquer-180989278/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into History @history-Smithsonianmag

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  A New Telescope Still Under Construction Accidentally Reveals How a Dying Star Returns Matter to Space https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-telescope-still-under-construction-accidentally-reveals-how-a-dying-star-returns-matter-to-space-180989349/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  This Deadly Shellfish Poisoning Has No Antidote. A Protein Found in American Bullfrogs Could Change That https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-deadly-shellfish-poisoning-has-no-antidote-a-protein-found-in-american-bullfrogs-could-change-that-180989365/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  The Soccer Ball Used for Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ World Cup Goal Sells for $3.35 Million at Auction https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/soccer-ball-used-for-diego-maradona-hand-of-god-world-cup-goal-sells-at-auction-180989392/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  Dolly Parton Was One of the Biggest Stars in the History of Country Music. She Wanted to Be Remembered as a Songwriter https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/dolly-parton-was-one-of-the-biggest-stars-in-the-history-of-country-music-she-wanted-to-be-remembered-as-a-songwriter-180989405/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Arts & Culture @arts-culture-Smithsonianmag

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  These Medieval Manuscript Fragments Were Reused as Parchment, Inadvertently Preserving Them for Centuries https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-medieval-manuscript-fragments-were-reused-as-parchment-inadvertently-preserving-them-for-centuries-180989398/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  See 16 Stunning Animal Images From the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-16-stunning-animal-images-from-the-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-awards-180989397/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  A Brittle Coating on a 2,200-Year-Old Roman Shipwreck Reveals How Ancient Sailors Kept Their Ships Afloat https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brittle-coating-on-2200-year-old-roman-shipwreck-revealing-how-ancient-soliders-kept-ships-afloat-180989394/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  Turn Your Eyes to the Night Skies This Week to See a Near-Total Lunar Eclipse. It’ll Temporarily Turn the Moon Red https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/turn-your-eyes-to-the-night-skies-this-week-to-see-a-near-total-lunar-eclipse-itll-temporarily-turn-the-moon-red-180989404/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  For the First Time, a Selection of Islamic Masterpieces From the Louvre Is Coming to the United States. See the Treasures Soon to Be Displayed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/for-the-first-time-a-selection-of-islamic-masterpieces-from-the-louvre-is-coming-to-the-united-states-see-the-treasures-soon-to-be-displayed-at-the-smithsonians-national-museum-of-asian-art-180989402/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub...

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  Butterflies Around the World Are Moving to New Habitats, Largely Because of Climate Change, a Study Suggests https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/butterflies-around-the-world-are-moving-to-new-habitats-largely-because-of-climate-change-a-study-suggests-180989279/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  Ancient North American Mammals May Have Gathered in Mexico and Diversified Before Moving to South America, Priming Them to Thrive There https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-north-american-mammals-may-have-gathered-in-mexico-and-diversified-before-moving-to-south-america-priming-them-to-thrive-there-180989251/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  After Receiving a Custom Experimental Medicine, a Teen With a Rare Genetic Disorder Walked on His Own for the First Time https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/after-receiving-a-custom-experimental-medicine-a-teen-with-a-rare-genetic-disorder-walked-on-his-own-for-the-first-time-180989230/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  Smallpox DNA Hidden for Centuries in Mummies Found in Chile Suggests European Colonists Brought the Virus to the Americas https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/smallpox-dna-hidden-for-centuries-in-mummies-found-in-chile-suggests-european-colonists-brought-the-virus-to-the-americas-180989244/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag

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  Mysterious Shapes Hidden Beneath the Amazon Canopy Reveal a Sprawling Ancient Civilization Much Bigger Than Researchers Expected https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mysterious-shapes-hidden-beneath-the-amazon-canopy-reveal-a-sprawling-ancient-civilization-much-bigger-than-researchers-expected-180989236/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Smartnews @smartnews-Smithsonianmag