The rare fish's genome is slowly evolving—and contrary to prior speculation, it probably isn't the common ancestor of all land animals
Gallery closings, fewer exhibitions and reduced educational offerings are some of the impacts he listed before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Never has been being so cute been so dangerous
Scientists are investigating whether the obliteration of the island's bird species is thinning the tree canopy and could alter the forests' structure
Researchers hope to design a new bedbug eradication method based upon a folk remedy of trapping the bloodsuckers as they creep
Three decades in and photojournalist Brian Skerry is still getting acquainted with the ocean's many characters
Conservationists and ranchers in Ecuador struggle to make peace while an elusive spectacled bear feasts on valuable livestock
Lashed to swords and spears from the Pacific's Gilbert Islands are teeth from two shark species that were never known to have swam in the area
A surface's ability to attract and repel water heavily influences the degree to which a gecko can cling overhead, new research shows
Researchers use tiny robots to study how ants navigate a labyrinth of networks, from the nest to the food and back again
A German contemporary artist creates a meditative space—lined with beeswax—at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.
As Easter draws near, we celebrate creatures that seemingly die and then come back to life
Animals with shrinking habitats are interbreeding, temporarily boosting populations but ultimately hurting species' survival
It's a product of the emerging field of terradynamics, which studies the movement of vehicles across shifting surfaces
Contrary to prior speculation about the elusive creatures, all giant squid belong to a single species and they all share very similar genetics
An inch and a half long with bright red eyes, the swarm of Brood II cicadas is coming
Black-crowned night herons have been using the Zoo's grounds for breeding for more than a century and the tradition continues
Their internal circadian rhythms keep them crowing on schedule, even when the lights are turned off
The Mariana Trench may serve as a seafloor nutrient trap, supporting remarkable numbers of microorganisms
The Elephant Community Center, the newest addition to the National Zoo's "Elephant Trails" habitat, opens on Saturday, March 23
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