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Animal probably slurped up plant material from the seafloor
A Smithsonian collection of some one million species of mites is receiving its up close and personal
Scientists can learn a surprising amount about an animal just by analyzing its poop
The assassin bug is one of the most cunning predators in the micro world, gluing the exoskeletons of its prey to its back as camouflage
A new book about birds explores how birds think
In the festival's final day, speakers turn to the cosmos and our place within it
Woolly mammoths and other varieties may have been intermingling, DNA analyses show
Draco lizards use specialized sideflaps to launch themselves into the air while evading predators
Why did the spider evolve to have that crimson hourglass on its back?
Primates that grow up under tough conditions don’t live as long as those that have it easy
With no predators or competition, rodents can eat baby birds alive
In a historic first, an animal that went extinct in the African wild is reintroduced, giving hope for many endangered species
Visitors can view ghostly footprints that record prehistoric steps in pale blue stone
When hunting, the Peregrine falcon will fly to great heights, then dive bomb its prey
In a new book, a Smithsonian naturalist tells the gritty, controversial tale of how one of America’s presidents felled a threatened species
Plants and trees that once relied on a particular species of lemur to spread their seeds may also be headed for extinction.
Bats use a perceptual system called echolocation that allows them to produce high pitch sounds that bounce off nearby objects and living things
When feathers meet air in just the right way, birds can create distinctive sounds
Some trap-jaw spiders can snap their mouths shut with incredible force—in less than a millisecond
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