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In 1871, a naturalist aboard the U.S.S. Polaris collected scientific specimens — and possibly poisoned the ship’s captain
Chihiro Kai
October 31, 2024
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Jack Tamisiea
October 17, 2024
The Murder Mystery Linking a Bird Specimen at the National Museum of Natural History to the Mysterious Death of an Arctic Explorer
Meet the Scientist Decoding Human History in South America Through Giant Ground Sloth Fossils
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