Famed explorer John Wesley Powell’s archive of his 19th century travels is newly examined
Squirrel monkeys find it easy to leap fearlessly from one distant branch to another, some over 130 feet high. Their secret? Human-like fingerprints
Long-tailed macaques spend much of the day frolicking on tropical sands and taking a dip in the ocean to cool off
How humans finally stopped squabbling and protected one of the world's most pristine marine areas
There’s so much more to deer antlers than fighting and impressing the ladies
Proboscis monkeys may look ridiculous to us, but they are in fact perfectly adapted to their swamp surroundings
Outfitted with tiny transmitters, these frogs are released to face the challenging chytrid fungus that decimated their populations
Scientists studied what to do and what not to do when stung by a jellyfish. The result? Folk remedies are bad.
If the prospect of a spider that catches fish wasn't scary enough, the fishing spider is disturbingly well-adapted to its task
A new genetic study surprised scientists who learned the males were not breeding
Why the Saint Louis Zoo decided to invest in this slimy, surprisingly adorable amphibian
Renaissance maps depicting the “white bears” say more about our own fears and fantasies than about the predators themselves
The South Carolina Aquarium invites tourists to visit their reptilian patients, watch surgeries and even conduct mock operations using VR
It clears our roads, but also spells danger for fish, moose—and sometimes humans
An easier way to read DNA is helping scientists tease apart species and ecosystems in nuanced ways
The large, furry dogs of Tibet took an evolutionary shortcut millenia ago
Ersatz insects are helping ecologists figure out why bugs are more likely to become meals near the equator
They sound horrifying and look worse. A Smithsonian researcher is investigating the cause of these grotesque skin lesions
As DNA techniques let us see animals in finer and finer gradients, the old definition is falling apart
Giraffes aren't native to the U.S. But listing them as an endangered species could offer them much-needed protection
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