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Emma Saaty

Emma Saaty is an intern in the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History's Office of Communications and Public Affairs. She is a graduating senior at George Washington University currently completing a BS in Biological Anthropology with minors in Journalism and Biology. Emma has previously written for Planet Forward and conducts research on Virunga mountain gorillas with GW’s Life History and Skeletal Biology laboratory. You can find her here.

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Turning Off Your Lights Could Save Millions of Birds Each Year from Deadly Building Collisions

Artificial lights wash out the stars that guide bird migrations, luring them into a maze of treacherous obstacles and highlighting the need to preserve the dark night sky

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The Smithsonian’s Only Botanical Illustrator Transforms Science Into Stunning Works of Art

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Discover Why Animals Need the Dark and Other Natural History Programs This April

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Meet the Smithsonian Scientist Studying the Mysterious Mongolian Deer Stones

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Explore Viral Bat Research and More Natural History Programs This March

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Five Facts About the Smithsonian’s Sprawling Whale Collection That Will Blow Your Mind

In an aerial shot of the desert, a dry lakebed is surrounded by swaths of white salt flats.

Clay-Encrusted Microbes Provide Clues to How Early Life Developed on Earth and Potentially Mars

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