From the Beyonce fly to the David Attenborough possum, the names we bestow on animals have real conservation impacts
Sequencing the DNA of more than 10,000 birds could reveal how best to conserve our feathery friends—and when they evolved from dinosaurs
A gold rush of fossil-finding is turning China into the new epicenter of paleontology
It hasn't been seen for a century. But will the bird species ever fly again?
Massive male sex organs have their perks, but in the long run, a little modesty pays
Little Moke and his first-time mother Calaya are doing well
Like underwater islands, these deep reefs harbor countless creatures that scientists have never heard of, and many they never will
Native Montanan Casey Anderson has stumbled across a family of mountain lions living in a nearby cave. He sets up cameras to get a closer look
Adventurer Casey Anderson has tracked a female mountain lion to her unlikely den: an abandoned ranch close to his home
Strong, multi-generational ties help the cetaceans make the same migrations year after year
Arctic people have been communicating with cetaceans for centuries. The rest of the world is finally listening in
Wild populations of these loveable fuzz-faced bears need help, and scientists are on the case
How do you deal with a king cobra that's holed up in a busy village in India? If you’re Gowri Shankar, it’s a simple matter of snake by the tail
A newly discovered “lachrymal saber” could illuminate relationships between an order of deadly fishes
In tropical Curaçao, Smithsonian researchers are constantly confronting the unknown
The health of forests of underwater plankton have a big impact on the environment, and oceanographers are just starting to understand it
Storybooks feature a fair amount of factual errors—and those errors can be revealing
With a new male elephant in the mix, zookeepers are hopeful babies will soon be on the way
Step behind the scenes as Attenborough and his intrepid crew battle against the falling tide to capture footage of one of nature's most enigmatic creatures
Samples from the Smithsonian National Zoo’s Exotic Animal Milk Repository help scientists study the unifying trait of all mammals
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