A Norwegian 'urchin ranching' company wants to take the echinoderms from the wild, fatten them up and sell them to restaurants
The staggering population loss of 29 percent of North American birds could signal an ecological crisis
Mother Mei Xiang’s annual ambiguous maternal behaviors always deliver heightened anticipation at the National Zoo
It’s literally shocking news
Take a journey into this ornithologist's world tracking a pair of antshrikes in Panama’s Soberania National Park
In the spring and fall, watch huge salmon fly up two rivers in Milwaukee to spawn with the city as a backdrop
The new species sees the light of day after more than 70 years tucked away in museum collections
The reclassification of a 226-million-year-old beetle species could change our understanding of insect evolution
Dinosaur skulls had many cavities and openings, some of which may have held blood vessels to help cool off the animals' heads
From sunflower spirals to schooling fish, renewable energy innovators are uncovering ideas for improving efficiency and output in natural phenomena
Curator Anna Phillips is on a quest to make leeches less repulsive to the public
Smithsonian paleontologist Hans Sues unpacks the complicated evolution of how this creature grew a home upon its back
Smithsonian researcher describes a previously unknown species of olive-green bloodsucker that has three jaws with up to 59 teeth
Historian and author Timothy Winegard discusses the way mosquitoes have played a major role in battles, genetics and the gin and tonic
The latest discovery in the arms race between bats and insects reveals that even silent, motionless dragonflies aren't safe
“Prey would have been sucked into the circular mouth and shredded by the multiple rows of large teeth”
Photographer Louise Murray dips into the dark ocean to capture the spectacle of marine fluorescence
Since the animated movie came out 25 years ago, zoologists have expanded our understanding of these fierce carnivores
New ancient animals will likely be discovered in 310 million-year-old fossilized trees in Nova Scotia
From cat tongues to dandelions seeds, engineers often look in peculiar places for inspiration
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