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Avocado DNA Traces a 5,000-Year Crop Journey Into Central America
Genomes from Nicaraguan landraces point toward ancient movement from South America—and a living reservoir of diversity for a Hass-dominated market.
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Smithsonian's ‘From These Lands’ Opens With 600 Objects
The 5,000-square-foot Natural History Museum show represents every state, D.C. and five inhabited U.S. territories through December 2029.
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Three Bronze Bison Anchor Smithsonian’s Yearlong National Mall Program
The sculptures and two exhibitions connect the species’ near-extinction, Indigenous relationships, conservation history and ecological role.