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Miniature African Forest Elephants Could Be Extinct in 10 Years
Ivory poachers slashed the population of the small elephants by 62 percent in the past decade--future losses at those rates will doom the species
Jane Goodall Reveals Her Lifelong Fascination With…Plants?
After studying chimpanzees for decades, the celebrated scientist turns her penetrating gaze on another life-form
Brian Skerry Has the World’s Best Job: Ocean Photographer
The freelancer’s new exhibit at the Natural History Museum captures the beauty, and fragility, of sea life
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Researchers use tiny robots to study how ants navigate a labyrinth of networks, from the nest to the food and back again
March 28, 2013
| By Marina Koren
A German contemporary artist creates a meditative space—lined with beeswax—at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.
March 26, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
As Easter draws near, we celebrate creatures that seemingly die and then come back to life
March 25, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
Animals with shrinking habitats are interbreeding, temporarily boosting populations but ultimately hurting species' survival
March 22, 2013
| By Claire Martin
It's a product of the emerging field of terradynamics, which studies the movement of vehicles across shifting surfaces
March 21, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
An inch and a half long with bright red eyes, the swarm of Brood II cicadas is coming
March 20, 2013
| By Colin Schultz
Contrary to prior speculation about the elusive creatures, all giant squid belong to a single species and they all share very similar genetics
March 20, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
Black-crowned night herons have been using the Zoo's grounds for breeding for more than a century and the tradition continues
March 19, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Their internal circadian rhythms keep them crowing on schedule, even when the lights are turned off
March 18, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
The Mariana Trench may serve as a seafloor nutrient trap, supporting remarkable numbers of microorganisms
March 17, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
The Elephant Community Center, the newest addition to the National Zoo's "Elephant Trails" habitat, opens on Saturday, March 23
March 15, 2013
| By Paul Bisceglio
Ribbon worms swallow prey whole, grease themselves with their mucus to slide quickly through mud, split into thousands of new worms if repeatedly severed, and much more
March 15, 2013
| By Emily Frost
Insect keeper Dan Babbitt of the Natural History Museum explains what makes spiders so cool
March 14, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
A study of fossils of prehistoric birds suggests two sets of wings—one set on the creature's hind legs—helped avians stay aloft
March 14, 2013
| By Marina Koren
Measuring how coral fluorescence changes may serve as an early indicator of the declining health of a reef
March 13, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
Zookeepers show that it is possible to teach an old otter new tricks
March 13, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
Just 40 bucks in cash, a warm sleeping bag and plenty of wine carry the author through his final days in Ecuador, in the remote high country outside of Quito
March 08, 2013
| By Alastair Bland
From a caterpillar to the Milky Way, the ten finalists in the contest's Natural World category capture the peculiar, the remarkable and the sublime
March 07, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Israel battles a swarm of millions of locusts that flew from Egypt that is giving rise to a host of ecological, political and agricultural issues
March 06, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
A new DNA analysis confirms that an ancient skull found in a Siberian cave was an early ancestor of man's best friend
March 06, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Bad weather threatens the metro area, but the Smithsonian museums Will Open, National Zoo is Closed
March 06, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
The birds' plumage is even colder than the surrounding air, paradoxically insulating them from heat loss
March 05, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Ivory poachers slashed the population of the small elephants by 62 percent in the past decade--future losses at those rates will doom the species
March 04, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
Home to a string of high peaks, including 20,564-foot Chimborazo, the area offers some of the finest cycling, hiking and adventuring country anywhere
March 03, 2013
| By Alastair Bland
Three-quarters of the world’s crops—including fruits, grains and nuts—depend on pollination, and the insects responsible are disappearing
February 28, 2013
| By Marina Koren
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