Rising temperatures and a more acidic ocean may spell trouble for the Chesapeake Bay's iconic crabs, oysters and fish
The eye-popping structure devoted to the nation’s vibrant ecosystems makes its grand debut
A mysterious mustachioed man helped paleontologists piece together the life story of the long-lost, semi-aquatic “Egyptian spine lizard”
A new photo book showcases animals we humans rarely see—while a new study says we may have more in common with night-dwellers than thought
Researchers from 23 groups just released the fifth State of the Birds report, which contains good and bad news
Hips don’t lie: Whale pelvic bones are not vestigial but instead evolved to help the marine mammals maneuver better during sex
Tomb goods and historical texts show how a drying climate and an expanding human population took their toll on the region’s wildlife
The newly sequenced coffee genome might reveal the origins of caffeine and pave the way for better-tasting, healthier brews
Restored glass models of marine invertebrates, made by artists Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, are on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History
Neither fungi nor fish, these oddball organisms collected in 1986 may represent an early branch on the tree of life
Evidence of contagious yawning in chimps, dogs and now wolves suggests that the behavior is linked to a mammalian sense of empathy
A National Zoo exhibition featuring the animal, long tied to Smithsonian history, opens Saturday
The National Zoo hosted a traditional Chinese ceremony for the giant panda’s first birthday
New research suggests that species don't have to be geographically separated in order to evolve
The famed bird now finds itself at the center of a flap over de-extinction
The equations that describe these movements are equivalent to those that govern waves
The eminent evolutionary biologist E.O. Wilson has an audacious vision for saving Earth from a cataclysmic extinction event
Hot off her recent win in the Smithsonian Summer Showdown, D.C.'s favorite panda celebrates her first birthday on August 23
A study of orb-weaving spiders in Australia shows a correlation between urbanization and fatter arachnids
Drilling through half a mile of ice let scientists uncover the first solid evidence of life in a subglacial lake
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