Scientists put a price tag on guano's global benefits, which range from agricultural fertilizer to coral reef enricher
Capacity building and local community involvement are key to continuing conservation during the current pandemic
Smithsonian fellow Kimberly Probolus looks into the past and future of knowledge tests
Latrines keep otters up to date on who is around, how they are feeling, and who’s ready to have babies
A bone containing signs of cancer is the first of its kind found in the fossil record
Extinction will have lasting and far-reaching consequences for biodiversity, and subsequently for humans
Some researchers are calling for a more nuanced approach when it comes to flora and fauna that adjust their range to accommodate a warming world
A new 3-D microscopy study overturns hundreds of years of reproductive science
A new study looks at the genes that underlie traits from self control to communication
Exploring Underwater Caves, Battle of Midway, Economics + Harry Potter. Don't miss out
A new book examines the 500-year record of devastating storms affecting the nation's trajectory
Find out why the next mission to Mars is so exciting on the National Air and Space Museum's podcast AirSpace
A new tool from the space agency may produce the gas, completing the next step for planning a round trip voyage
A new study shows how life-saving efforts by Jewish doctors helped curb an epidemic during World War II
Studying the ability of some ants, termites, bees and wasps to contain pathogens may help human societies control diseases of their own
"Smartphones embody globalization," says the Smithsonian cultural anthropologist Josh Bell
New research into eggshells and nesting sites help paleontologists unravel the family lives of the Mesozoic
As communities struggle with the decision over whether to open up schools, the research so far offers unsatisfying answers
National Air and Space Museum director Ellen Stofan reflects on the significance of the United Arab Emirates upcoming mission to Mars
In a controversial new study, scientists cite artifacts dating the event to more than 26,000 years ago
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