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See Pandas, Elephants, Cheetahs and More Enjoy a Snow Day at the National Zoo
At least six inches of snowfall covered Washington, D.C. this week causing closures and delays for residents, but the zoo animals were out to play
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Ten Scientific Discoveries From 2021 That May Lead to New Inventions
From nanobots to cancer treatments, nature inspires a wide variety of innovations
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The Science Behind Six Spooky Lakes and Other Tales of Haunting Hydrology
From shipwrecks to beach-side ghost towns, the real world can be just as eerie as science fiction
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The Ten Most Significant Science Stories of 2020
From the rapid development of vaccines for Covid-19 to the stunning collection of an asteroid sample, these were the biggest science moments of the year
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Ten Scientific Discoveries From 2020 That May Lead to New Inventions
From soaring snakes to surfing suckerfish, nature is an endless source of inspiration
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The Ten Best Science Books of 2020
New titles explore the mysterious lives of eels, the science of fear and our connections to the stars
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14 Fun Facts About Frightening Animals
From snakes that eat their prey alive to primates that inject their peers with flesh-rotting venom, these are the scariest deeds committed by critters
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Five Places Where You Can Collect Fossils in the D.C. Area
You don’t have to venture far to make awesome finds
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Seventy-Five Scientific Research Projects You Can Contribute to Online
From astrophysicists to entomologists, many researchers need the help of citizen scientists to sift through immense data collections
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LIVE NOW: Watch the Smithsonian's Earth Optimism Digital Summit
The two-day virtual event will bring scientists and many other experts to highlight success stories in conservation
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Watch Live as the National Zoo’s Cheetah Gives Birth to a Litter of Cubs
Congratulations to first-time mother Echo the cheetah!
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Ten Trends That Will Shape Science in the Decade Ahead
Medicine gets trippy, solar takes over, and humanity—finally, maybe—goes back to the moon
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Fourteen Fun Facts About Love and Sex in the Animal Kingdom
Out in the wild, flowers and candy just aren’t gonna cut it
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What Elephants Teach Us About Consumption and Extinction
A new exhibition places the human-elephant relationship in the context of American history
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The Ten Best Science Books of 2019
New titles explore the workings of the human body, the lives of animals big and small, the past and future of planet earth and how it's all connected
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Paired Images of Melting Glaciers and Flooding Wetlands Tell the Story of Global Climate Change
Photographer Tina Freeman's exhibition ‘Lamentations’ at the New Orleans Museum of Art juxtaposes two different environments
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See a Fox Spook a Marmot and More Award-Winning Wildlife Photographs
The London National History Museum’s 55th annual contest garnered more than 48,000 entries from 100 different countries
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Watch Marine Life Feast on a Complete Whale Skeleton on the Ocean Floor
It’s spooky season on the seafloor, too
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This Robotic Trash Can Takes Itself to the Curb
The award-winning invention automates a 'chore that everyone hates'
