Pandas munch on bamboo for most of the day.

How A Carnivore Survives On Bamboo

New research finds that the giant panda may get some bacterial help to digest its bamboo diet

An abalone shell recovered from Blombos Cave and a grindstone covered in red ochre.

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

The Chinese alligator now numbers fewer than 200 in the wild, mostly restricted to a small reserve in the Anhui province of China, along the lower Yangtze River.

Ten Threatened and Endangered Species Used in Traditional Medicine

The demand for alternative remedies has given rise to a poaching industry that, along with other factors, has decimated animal populations

Two-horned face: a reconstruction of Zuniceratops at the Arizona Museum of Natural History

New Mexico’s Peculiar Two-Horned Dinosaur

A peculiar horned dinosaur from New Mexico may help paleontologists understand how titans such as Triceratops evolved

The Very Large Array in New Mexico

Name That Telescope

The Very Large Array needs a new, more exciting name

A storm rolls in above Bangkok

When The Skies Turn Black

There are signs when severe weather approaches, but are we paying enough attention?

The Taung Child was killed by an eagle about three million years ago.

How Africa Became the Cradle of Humankind

A fossil discovery in 1924 revolutionized the search for human ancestors, leading scientists to Africa

Internal parts of a wildflower, magnified 100x, by Arik Shapira of Hod HaSharon, Israel

Wildflower, Magnified

Imagery from the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition ranges from the fantastical to the freaky

The new, unnamed juvenile theropod under UV light

A Beautiful Baby Dinosaur

One of the most stunning theropod dinosaurs ever discovered may add to our understanding of how feathers evolved

It only took five tries, but his version of Hamlet is much better.

Chimps Shouldn’t Be Entertainers

A new study provides evidence that seeing chimps in commercials makes us care less about them as a species

Virtual, fleshed-out models of the Tyrannosaurus specimens "Sue" (left) and "Jane" (center) compared to a human.

How Little Tyrants Grew Up

A new study finds that Tyrannosaurus truly had “thunder thighs.” Juveniles were likely more agile than adults

Korogocho resident Phylis Mueni is one of the many Kenyans who benefit from the HabitHuts that can provide up to 1,600 gallons of clean water per day.

Pop-Up Relief in Kenya’s Slums

Solar-powered huts built by a Montana-based construction company provide two big needs: water and cellphone power

Skeletons of Australopithecus sediba (left and right) compared to Lucy (center), or Australopithecus afarensis

Welcome to Hominid Hunting

Smithsonian’s newest blog tracks the latest developments in the field of human evolution

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Dinosaur Drive-In: Tammy and the T-Rex

A 1990s high school romance flick takes an odd turn when an animatronic dinosaur gets the Frankenstein treatment

The reconstructed skeletal cast of the juvenile Apatosaurus that will go on display at the Sam Noble Museum

A Juvenile Apatosaurus Makes Its Debut

Many newly hatched sauropods were so diminutive that they could have stood in the palm of your hand. A new reconstruction goes on display this month

The skulls of Late Cretaceous hadrosaurs from western North America

Goodbye, Anatotitan?

Just how many different dinosaurs existed in North America during the end of the Cretaceous? It’s a matter of huge debate

Sofia Kovalevskaya, Emmy Noether and Ada Lovelace are just three of the many famous female mathematicians you should know.

Five Historic Female Mathematicians You Should Know

Albert Einstein called Emmy Noether a “creative mathematical genius”

The St. Francis Satyrs now number around 1,000 and are found in an area of less than 20 acres.

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

Science is outright, public warfare and a great story, Finkbeiner says

Ann Finkbeiner: Why I Like Science

As a way of working, it’s wide-open, competitive, nit-picky and nerve-wracking; it’s outright warfare

Just a small part of the huge bonebed which is Dinosaur National Monument's quarry wall

America’s Real Jurassic Park Re-Opens

The quarry wall strewn with hundreds of bones representing some of the most famous dinosaurs is now open to the public again

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