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Kelly Carnes has been the press officer at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History since 2005. She received her Master of Science in Anthropology from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Master of Arts in Museum Studies from George Washington University, and is currently completing an Master's degree in Communications and Corporate Public Relations from Georgetown University.

Jan
09

Lions and tigers, but not bears, oh my! Scientists discover a missing link in the evolution of big cats

A six million year-old fossil found in the Zanda Basin of Tibet may help modern-day conservationists in their efforts to save some of the world’s most beautiful–and endangered–species. Continue reading Lions and tigers, but not bears, oh my! Scientists discover a missing link in the evolution of big cats

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