Rare Iridescent Snake Discovered in Vietnam
The discovery could help scientists piece together new information about snake evolution.
A New Study Shows How Evolution Was Driven by How Different Species Interacted
Competition for resources, symbiosis or predation shapes the evolution and survival of species
Landmark Study Relies on Bird DNA Collected Over Three Decades at the Smithsonian
A new study in Nature published the genomes—the complete DNA sequences—of 363 species of birds, opening the door for hundreds of new studies
Searching for the Invisible, Invincible Peruvian Tern
The Peruvian tern’s desert camouflage makes it almost impossible to track, but that’s exactly what the research team set out to do
How Bison Mummies Help Scientists to Ruminate on Ancient Climate
Bison mummies hold valuable information for researchers who want to understand how biodiversity evolved and responded to climate change.
Five Reasons to Love Bats
Make Halloween the reason to learn to love and conserve these misunderstood mammals
To Adapt to a Changing Environment 400,000 Years Ago, Early Humans Developed New Tools and Behaviors
When the East African Rift Valley transformed dramatically, new weapons arose and trade expanded
Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction With Horten’s All-Wing Aircraft Design
New research dispels some of the myths behind the world’s first jet-powered flying wing
Tribes Reintroduce Swift Fox to Northern Montana’s Fort Belknap Reservation
After absence of more than 50 years, the pint-sized predator returns to the prairie
Help This Scholar Reverse the Erasure of Native Contributions in the Creation of These 20th-Century Murals
Native artists working on monumental, public works of art remain unidentified and unrecognized; it’s time to change that
Here’s How You Can Help Amphibians in the Fight Against Extinction
We now know that the killer chytrid fungus originated in Asia and that humans unintentionally spread it around the world
What a 1,000-Year-Old Seal Skull Can Tell Us About Climate Change
In a new study, scientists explain how a seal native to the South Atlantic, but found in Indiana, likely swam to the middle of North America
High-Tech Tracking Reveals ‘Whole New Secret World of Birds’
A study of Kirtland’s warblers found that some continue exploring long distances even after they reach their breeding grounds
Rare Megamouth Shark Arrives at the Smithsonian
Studying and eventually preserving the megamouth will help researchers learn more about the puzzling species
Continuing Conservation in a Planet on Lockdown
Capacity building and local community involvement are key to continuing conservation during the current pandemic
River Otters Take ‘Party Pooping’ to a New Level
Latrines keep otters up to date on who is around, how they are feeling, and who’s ready to have babies
Why We Need to Save the Parasites
Extinction will have lasting and far-reaching consequences for biodiversity, and subsequently for humans
Elusive, Ultra-Black Fish Are Cloaked to Survive in the Deep Ocean
Special pigment cells in deep-sea fish may provide clues to cancer treatment and stealthy new materials
Ancient Toes and Soles of Fossilized Footprints Now 3-D Digitized for the Ages
New research suggests that for the prehistoric foragers that walked this path, labor was divided between men and women
Decades of Tree Data Reveal Forests Under Attack
Smithsonian researchers with ForestGEO found that invasive species are linked to roughly one in four tree deaths in a section of the Blue Ridge Mountains
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