Cotton started working at the museum in the late 1940s, but he first became interested in taxidermy much earlier
The glass sponge can take up to a month to finish a sneeze
For the first time in four years, eligible candidates will have a shot at joining missions headed for the moon, Mars or the International Space Station
A statewide ban prohibiting the distribution of single-use plastic bags went into effect on Sunday
There have been only two other documented instances of interspecies adoption—and never between animals that strongly compete for resources in the wild
A new Sketchfab collection brings models of fossils, artwork and more into the public domain
After a month of record-breaking temperatures, a kind of snow algae that turns ruby-hued in warm temperatures thrives
Researchers at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota shed light on frog and salamander bioluminescence
In the wake of a social media storm, experts question a popular plan to dispatch insect-eating birds from China
Stone tools in north-central India suggest that ancient residents adapted to a world cooled by volcanic ash
The formations are "sculpted" by differences in air pressure and usually last less than a minute
Feral rhesus macaques are invasive in Florida, but there are no easy solutions for managing them
The pale-bodied pests belong to a family that’s still around today
The new research gives weight to the hypothesis that gray whales use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate
A newly discovered stone hints that a lost civilization defeated the ancient Turkish kingdom of Phrygia around the eighth century B.C.
Rangers and bird enthusiasts are searching for a common merganser that appears to be unable to eat due to plastic debris that has become stuck in its bill
The robot’s new data has answered plenty of questions, but raises new ones as well
Earlier this month, Antarctica experienced its third major melt event of the summer, including record high temperatures
French photographer Greg Lecoeur triumphed over more than 5,500 submissions from hundreds of artists around the world
A new study suggests that great tits and blue tits eat fewer unpalatable snacks after observing videos of 'disgust responses' in other birds
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