Population

The Mustang Mystique

Descended from animals brought by Spanish conquistadors centuries ago, wild horses roam the West. But are they running out of room?
March 2010 | By Abigail Tucker

The Skeletons of Shanidar Cave

A rare cache of hominid fossils from the Kurdistan area of northern Iraq offers a window on Neanderthal culture
March 2010 | By Owen Edwards

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

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

The World’s Fastest Animal Takes New York

The peregrine falcon, whose salvation began 40 years ago, commands the skies above the Empire State Building
December 10, 2009 | By Meera Subramanian

Wildlife Trafficking

A reporter follows the lucrative, illicit and heartrending trade in stolen wild animals deep into Ecuador's rain forest
December 2009 | By Charles Bergman

A Coral Reef's Mass Spawning

Understanding how corals reproduce is critical to their survival; Smithsonian's Nancy Knowlton investigates the annual event
December 2009 | By Megan Gambino

Ethiopia's Exotic Monkeys

High in the Simien Mountains, researchers are getting a close-up look at the exotic, socially adventuresome primates known as geladas
December 2009 | By Abigail Tucker

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

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

Return of the Sandpiper

Thanks to the Delaware Bay's horseshoe crabs, the tide may be turning for an imperiled shorebird
October 2009 | By Abigail Tucker

A Swim Through the Ocean's Future

Can a remote, geologically weird island in the South Pacific forecast the fate of coral reefs?
September 17, 2009 | By Christopher Pala

Wolves and the Balance of Nature in the Rockies

After years as an endangered species, the wolves are thriving again in the West, but they're also reigniting a fierce controversy
February 2009 | By Frank Clifford

Requiem for the Redhead

The next great extinction—Carrot Tops
February 2009 | By Patricia McNamee Rosenberg

Dinosaur Tracking: How Did the Siberian Dinosaurs Die?

New research from a Russian site suggests that some dinosaurs were able to thrive in very cold temperatures
January 09, 2009 | By Maura McCarthy

Wild Goose Chase

How one man's obsession saved an "extinct" species
January 02, 2009 | By Rob R. Dunn

When Will There Be Herds of Mammoths?

With news that the woolly mammoth genome has been sequenced, our science blogger asks about resuscitating the extinct species
November 20, 2008 | By Smithsonian Magazine

Invasion of the Cassowaries

Passions run high in an Australian town: Should the endangered birds be feared—or fed?
October 2008 | By Brendan Borrell

Condors in a Coal Mine

California's lead bullet ban protects condors and other wildlife, but its biggest beneficiaries may be humans
September 09, 2008 | By John Moir

Rare Breed

Can Laurie Marker help the world's fastest mammal outrun its fate?
March 2008 | By Guy Gugliotta

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