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The Best Places to See Hominid Bones Online
It's hard to find hominid bones in museums, but it's easy to see them on the Internet
October 26, 2011 |
By Erin Wayman
Neanderthals: Made for Mountaineering?
Neanderthals' short legs made them well-suited for walking in mountain environments
October 24, 2011 |
By Erin Wayman
Top 10 Real-Life Body Snatchers
Parasites and zombies are not science fiction; they infest rats, crickets, ants, moths and other creatures, sucking the life out of them
October 24, 2011 |
By Megan Gambino
Paleontologists Unveil the 11th Archaeopteryx
Just in time for the 150th anniversary year of Archaeopteryx, paleontologists announce an 11th specimen of the dinosaur-like bird
October 19, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
How A Carnivore Survives On Bamboo
New research finds that the giant panda may get some bacterial help to digest its bamboo diet
October 19, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
The Earliest Known Artist’s Studio
The discovery of a 100,000-year-old art studio in Africa hints at when modern human behavior emerged
October 19, 2011 |
By Erin Wayman
How Africa Became the Cradle of Humankind
A fossil discovery in 1924 revolutionized the search for human ancestors, leading scientists to Africa
October 17, 2011 |
By Erin Wayman
Chimps Shouldn’t Be Entertainers
A new study provides evidence that seeing chimps in commercials makes us care less about them as a species
October 13, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Welcome to Hominid Hunting
Smithsonian's newest blog tracks the latest developments in the field of human evolution
October 12, 2011 |
By Erin Wayman
Who Can Identify the World's Rarest Butterfly
Two scientists are in a grim contest to document some of the animal kingdom's most endangered species
October 07, 2011 |
By Rob Dunn
14 Fun Facts About Dragonflies
#12: Hundreds of dragonflies of different species will gather in swarms, either for feeding or migration
October 05, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
The Invasive Species We Can Blame On Shakespeare
There are 200 million European starlings in North America, and they are a menace
October 04, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
A Buddhist Monk Saves One of the World's Rarest Birds
High in the Himalayas, the Tibetan bunting is getting help from a very special friend
October 2011 |
By Phil McKenna
The Jaguar Freeway
A bold plan for wildlife corridors that connect populations from Mexico to Argentina could mean the big cat's salvation
October 2011 |
By Sharon Guynup
The Millipede That Glows In The Dark
The blind, nocturnal arthropod produces a deadly toxin when disturbed
September 28, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
What in the World is a Rock Hyrax?
It's the elephant's closest living, land-based relative
September 26, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
The Evolution of the Orchid and the Orchid Bee
Which came first--the plant or its pollinator?
September 23, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
The Parasite That Makes a Rat Love a Cat
Toxoplasma gondii alters activity in a rat's brain
September 22, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
The Alcoholics of the Animal World
A drunken moose got stuck in a tree. But they aren't the only ones who like the product of fermentation
September 16, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
The Glow-In-The-Dark Kitty
A fluorescent green cat could help in the fight against AIDS
September 13, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
