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Check out these incredible images by photojournalist Brian Skerry, and help select which photographs will appear in an upcoming exhibit
September 06, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
In a new book, UCLA cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz reminds us that humans are animals too. Now, if only other doctors could think that way
August 28, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Creative minds are increasingly turning to nature—banyan tree leaves, butterfly wings, a bird's beak— for fresh design solutions
September 2012
| By Tom Vanderbilt
While renovating the Elephant House, construction workers discovered a mysterious box hidden in a wall
September 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
One of the world's most devastating predators is brainless, slow and voracious
September 2012
| By Abigail Tucker
Marine biologist Tierney Thys and researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium are learning more about one of the largest jellyfish eaters in the sea
June 07, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Everyone knows the "Golden Girls" actress for her long television career, but she is just as proud of her work with zoos
May 15, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Scientists at a British laboratory are racing to preserve thousands of the world’s threatened plants, one seed at a time
June 2012
| By Rob Sharp
The Millennium Seed Bank has set out to collect 25 percent of the world's plant species by 2020—before it is too late
May 14, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
The island’s most famous inhabitant is under attack by a diabolical disease
May 2012
| By Abigail Tucker
Birds must be geniuses because they use quantum mechanics to navigate
May 2012
| By Laura Helmuth
Author Rafe Sagarin looks to the natural world for tips on how to plan for national emergencies
April 03, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
The great cat is disappearing throughout its range because of habitat loss and illegal hunting, but an innovative scientist in India may have discovered a way to avert extinction
April 2012
| By Phil McKenna
Experts battle each other over a $350 million plan to keep the tiger from becoming extinct
April 2012
| By Phil McKenna
Why do we love what is rare and despise what is all around us?
March 02, 2012
| By Rob Dunn
New research into a long-puzzling feature of avian life shows there's more to color than meets the eye
March 2012
| By Helen Fields
The world's leading expert on bee behavior discovers the secrets of decision-making in a swarm
March 2012
| By Carl Zimmer
Smithsonian scientists use X-rays to classify different species, but when viewed outside the lab, the images provide stunning art
February 07, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Beauty, mystery and deceit—the Smithsonian's collection of nearly 8,000 live orchids has it all
January 18, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Tree killers and the first beds ever round up this month in wildlife news
February 2012
| By T.A. Frail, Laura Helmuth, Joseph Stromberg, Erin Wayman And Sarah Zielinski
Breeders from 19 countries put their creations to the test at the 20th World Orchid Conference in Singapore
February 2012
| By Somali Roy
Why does this parasitic plant remind us of romance?
December 21, 2011
| By Rob Dunn
Yellow saddle goatfish, mastodon ribs and more in this month’s summary of wildlife news
January 2012
| By T.A. Frail, Joseph Stromberg, Erin Wayman and Sarah Zielinski
After all but disappearing, the mammals are again being sighted in Washington's Cascade Range
January 2012
| By Eric Wagner
Chimneys may be obsolete in modern buildings, but they’re crucial habitat for the bird species on the West Coast
November 18, 2011
| By Maria Dolan
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