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Whale shark

Swimming With Whale Sharks

Wildlife researchers and tourists are heading to a tiny Mexican village to learn about the mystery of the largest fish in the sea
June 2011 | By Juliet Eilperin

Matina Kalcounis Rueppell

The Mystery of the Singing Mice

A scientist has discovered that high-pitched sounds made by the small rodents could actually be melodious songs
May 2011 | By Rob Dunn

Tom Mirenda

Tom Mirenda on Orchids

The Natural History Museum's orchid expert talks about the beloved flowers
April 2011 | By Megan Gambino

Zebras at Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

Nothing Can Stop the Zebra

A 150-mile fence in the Kalahari Desert appeared to threaten Africa's zebras, but now researchers can breathe a sigh of relief
March 2011 | By Robyn Keene-Young

Gerbera daisies

The Secrets Behind Your Flowers

Chances are the bouquet you're about to buy came from Colombia. What's behind the blooms?
February 2011 | By John McQuaid

Monarchist in Russia

Resurrecting the Czar

In Russia, the recent discovery of the remains of the two missing Romanov children has pitted science against the church
November 2010 | By Joshua Hammer

Ivory billed woodpecker

A Close Encounter With the Rarest Bird

Newfound negatives provide fresh views of the young ivory-billed woodpecker
September 2010 | By Stephen Lyn Bales

Workboat near site of damaged Deepwater Horizon platform

A Crude Awakening in the Gulf of Mexico

Scientists are just beginning to grasp how profoundly oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill has devastated the region
September 2010 | By Michelle Nijhuis

Tetsuro Matsuzawa and Ai

Thinking Like a Chimpanzee

Tetsuro Matsuzawa has spent 30 years studying our closest primate relative to better understand the human mind
September 2010 | By Jon Cohen

kipunji

Meet the New Species

From old-world primates to patch-nosed salamanders, new creatures are being discovered every day
August 2010 | By Richard Conniff

George Washington at Bartrams Garden

The Story of Bartram's Garden

Outside of Philadelphia, America's first botanical garden once supplied seeds to Founding Fathers and continues to inspire plant-lovers today
April 13, 2010 | By Robin T. Reid

Jane Lubchenco

Q and A: Jane Lubchenco

The marine ecologist and administrator of NOAA discusses restoring the bounty of the world's oceans
April 2010 | By Erica R. Hendry

Chinese tea plantation

The Great British Tea Heist

Botanist Robert Fortune traveled to China and stole trade secrets of the tea industry, discovering a fraud in the process
March 09, 2010 | By Sarah Rose

Three toed sloth in Panama

How Sleepy Are Sloths and Other Lessons Learned

Smithsonian scientists use radio technology to track animals in an island jungle in the middle of the Panama Canal
February 03, 2010 | By Megan Gambino

Venus flytrap captured katydid

The Venus Flytrap's Lethal Allure

Native only to the Carolinas, the carnivorous plant that draws unwitting insects to its spiky maw now faces dangers of its own
February 2010 | By Abigail Tucker

Henrietta and David Lacks

Henrietta Lacks’ ‘Immortal’ Cells

Journalist Rebecca Skloot’s new book investigates how a poor black tobacco farmer had a groundbreaking impact on modern medicine
January 22, 2010 | By Sarah Zielinski

Two male lions in Kenya

The Truth About Lions

The world's foremost lion expert reveals the brutal, secret world of the king of beasts
January 2010 | By Abigail Tucker

Lower Congo River

Evolution in the Deepest River in the World

New species are born in the turbulence of the Congo River
November 03, 2009 | By Kyle Dickman

Researchers in Worcester

Invasion of the Longhorn Beetles

In Worcester, Massachusetts, authorities are battling an invasive insect that is poised to devastate the forests of New England
November 2009 | By Peter Alsop

Family of black tailed prairie dogs

Denver’s Street-Smart Prairie Dogs

Researchers explore why members of one species are thriving in urban areas while rural populations dwindle
October 02, 2009 | By Morgan E. Heim


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