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From the Smithsonian Museums

Scientists at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History traveled the world and made many new discoveries this year--like this Cyrtodactylis payarhtanensis, a new species of bent-toed gecko. (Daniel G. Mulcahy)

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To count down to the new year, here are some of our favorite stories about the exciting discoveries our researchers made this year.

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