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It’s bare-bones science at Smithsonian lab

(Photo by Ann Cameron Siegal)

  • It’s bare-bones science at Smithsonian lab

    It’s bare-bones science at Smithsonian lab

    Osteology-prep lab in Suitland discoveries stories about animals by getting down to skeleton.

    — Ann Cameron Siegal

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  • DJing is not just a hobby for local 12-year-old

    DJing is not just a hobby for local 12-year-old

    Sierra Roundtree, one of the nation’s youngest professional DJs, aims to make it her career.

    — Moira E. McLaughlin

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  • Feathered friends in need

    Feathered friends in need

    Screech owls and other raptors find a temporary home with rehabilitator Suzanne Shoemaker.

    — Kitson Jazynka

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JANUARY 2014 -- HANDOUT IMAGE: 'Isabelle' by Laurence Yep is a new title in the American Girl doll of the year series. The three-book series is set in Washington, D.C. (American Girl photo)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 18: Bao Bao almost seemed bored at times today. Today was the first day the members of the general public got a view of the most recent panda born at the National Zoo. Bao Bao licked at a piece of bamboo and walked just a bit and then promptly went back to sleep for much of the morning. She often sleep 20 hours a day at this point. (Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)

Giant panda cub comes out to play

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