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Welcome to Stories, a place to explore—and be inspired by—the wonder of our natural and cultural worlds.

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Research and Collections
Fishes Across America: Shoshone, California
Hit the road from your home and dive into the biodiversity of freshwater fishes across the U.S.
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Tapeworm
Research and Collections
Preserve Our Parasites
Conserving unseen worlds of misunderstood organisms
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Research and Collections
How to DISCO at Home
Creativity powers the DISCO team, no matter where the lab is. 
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Japanese Friendship Doll from NHM collection
Research and Collections
Silent Envoys
The Japanese Friendship Doll Exchange
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Marine Minerals Video sunset over ocean
Research and Collections
There's Climate History at the Bottom of the Ocean
Looking at ocean sediments reveals how Earth has changed over time.
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Turtle fossil prep
Research and Collections
A Fossilized Turtle Revealed
Uncover the methods behind preparing fossils with Vertebrate Paleontology Department preparator Alan Zdinak.
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