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Benjamin Hack

Benjamin Hack is Science Writing Intern at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. He covers anything and everything related to the natural world for Smithsonian Voices, the museum’s blog. Ever fascinated by ecology, Ben studied and conducted research in biology as an undergraduate at Cornell before transitioning into science communication. His work, which has appeared in magazines such as Audubon and Living Bird, highlights both the joy of nature and the dire challenges facing the world’s biodiversity. In his spare time, Ben can often be found outside birdwatching.

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Meet the Scientist Using Micro-CT Scans to Explore Big Questions About Evolution

Corinthia Black studies the anatomical features of fishes and spiders to understand how life on Earth takes shape

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How a 162-Year-Old Specimen Helped Prove the Existence of an ‘Incredulous’ Lizard Species

A serendipitous find in the National Museum of Natural History’s collections yielded just the second known specimen of a mysterious Cuban anole

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Smithsonian Scientists Discover That Traditional Agricultural Practices in the Amazon Helped Yield an Enduring Crop Clone

Genetic analyses and interviews with Indigenous farmers revealed that most manioc crops resemble each other across time and space

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This Invasive Species Awareness Week, Learn How Museum Researchers Track the Rogue Wildlife Infiltrating American Ecosystems

From a beautiful fish that’s eating the Caribbean to a tiny bivalve with a huge impact, North America’s most notorious introduced species have reshaped the continent’s ecosystems