Let's glow girls!

In a new paper out today, Smithsonian scientists Andrea Quattrini and Danielle DeLeo share evidence that bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals.
s.si.edu/4aO903y

In a new paper out today, nearly 300 researchers, including NMNH's Robert Soreng, have crafted an invaluable tool - a vast DNA tree of life with 1.8 billion letters of genetic code from 9,500+ species! 🧬

Read more about this open access resource here: s.si.edu/4b9Z18e

Did you know Qualcomm is a sponsor of the “Cellphone: #UnseenConnections ” exhibition at the Smithsonian NMNH? It showcases how mobile technology has changed the world and the impact Qualcomm has made on the industry. #NationalTelephoneDay bit.ly/3Wwnukr

Last day at the #AANAM .
#AAN2024
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As part of World Heritage Week NMNH New Delhi MoEF&CC jointly with #wiic2c Wildlife Institute of India UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 (WII-C2C), Director NMNH addressed the students on mindful tourism and screened documentary films on Natural Heritage

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A new study led by MBARI collaborators at Smithsonian NMNH explores the evolution of bioluminescence. A team of researchers, including MBARI’s stevehaddock.bsky learned bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in soft corals.

Learn more: mbari.org/know-your-ocea…

As part of World Heritage Week NMNH New Delhi
MoEF&CC Axel Public School jointly with #wiic2c Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Institute of India – Category 2 Centre for World Natural Heritage Management and Training in Asia and the Pacific under the auspices of UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 (WII-C2C)

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As part of World Heritage Week NMNH New Delhi MoEF&CC AMNS International School in collaboration with #wiic2c Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Institute of India – Category 2 Centre for World Natural Heritage Management and Training in Asia and the Pacific, under the auspices of UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 (WII-C2C)

You can't make this up . . . or actually you can.

The bony-eared assfish (Acanthonus ar­matus) now has company.

New research utilizing larval photographs and specimens has placed two additional species into the genus Acanthonus.

Read more here: s.si.edu/3xQ3IWF

The Smithsonian NMNH is looking for a Data Scientist to lead the development of tools aimed at better understanding institutional, taxonomic, spatial, and temporal patterns of digitized specimen-based occurrence data. One year contract, remote or in DC
spnhc.org/data-scientist…

As part of World Heritage Week NMNH New Delhi MoEF&CC in collaboration with #wiic2c Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Institute of India – Category 2 Centre for World Natural Heritage Management and Training in Asia and the Pacific, under the auspices of UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 (WII-C2C)

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RMNH, Bhopal MoEF&CC is organising Poster Making Competition on the occasion of #EarthDay 22nd April, 2024 for the students of class 9 to 12th on the theme ‘Planet Vs. Plastics’ to create awareness towards ill effects of plastics on planet Earth #PlanetvsPlastics #MissionLife

#FossilFriday #FossilAtoZ The pseudocat Hoplophoneus, infamous from the old SVP auctions. Mount Smithsonian NMNH

As part of World Heritage Week NMNH New Delhi MoEF&CC in collaboration with #wiic2c Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Institute of India – Category 2 Centre for World Natural Heritage Management and Training in Asia and the Pacific,

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Smithsonian NMNH our #LGBTQ + HAS EXISTED LONG BEFORE YOU BUILT YOUR MUSEUM
YOU CANNOT ERASE THEM FROM HUMAN HISTORY.
SHAME ON YOUR BOARD WHO HATE PART OF THE HUMAN RACE.
SHAME ON YOU

Smithsonian cancels drag events as LGBTQ+ employees decry censorship - LGBTQ Nation lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/smiths…

#BOBMainnet #GoBOB #HybridL2 x.com/build_on_bob/s…

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Roberto Gualtieri
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Smithsonian NMNH

NMNH New Delhi MoEF&CC celebrated Earth Day 2024 to raise awareness to build a plastic-free planet for generations to come! through different activities with the students across the country

#EarthDay #PlanetVsPlastics #MissionLiFE

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