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Scientists Decode African Penguin Calls
Researchers are trying to figure out how “jackass” penguins—nicknamed for their braying vocalizations—communicate
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Old Time Portraits of Parasites
Photographer Marcus DeSieno uses antiquated techniques to take pictures of parasites with a mix of citizen science and monster movie panache
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Who Knew Fungi and Fruit Fly Ovaries Could Be So Beautiful?
Princeton University’s annual science art contest shines a light on the research world, adding a video element this year
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Why Freshwater Dolphins Are Some of the World’s Most Endangered Mammals
In Pakistan, dams and drainage has reduced the endangered Indus River dolphin’s range by 80 percent
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Popular Pesticides Linked to Drops in Bird Populations
This is the latest in a string of studies suggesting that some pesticides impact birds as well as pollinators
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Fat Corals Fare Best As Climate Changes
Corals with significant energy reserves that welcome all types of symbiotic algae species won’t easily die if hit with multiple bleaching events
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They’re not cute and cuddly, but they may be misunderstood, and scientists are rewriting the fish’s fearsome stereotype
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Chilean Devil Rays Found to Be Among the Deepest-Diving Animals in the Ocean
The surface-dwelling marine creatures regularly dive more than one mile deep, scientists find
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If they did, who could ask for anything more?
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In the icy waters off Norway, one intrepid Scot dives deep to satisfy the latest fjord-to-table craze at Europe’s finest restaurants
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The Race to Stop Africa’s Elephant Poachers
The recent capture of a notorious poacher has given hope to officials in Chad battling to save the African elephant from extinction
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Emperor Penguin Colonies Will Suffer As Climate Changes
Scientists project that two thirds of emperor penguin colonies will drop by 50 percent in the next century
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Brazil’s Ilha de Queimada Grande is the only home of one of the world’s deadliest, and most endangered, snakes
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Forget the lions and tigers, these prowling felines have much more to tell us about the natural world
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Spiders All Over the World Have a Taste for Fish
Eight-legged predators probably prey on vertebrates much more often than arachnologists previously assumed
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The Girl Who Swims With Sharks
A new Smithsonian Channel documentary features “Shark Girl,” a fearless 20-year-old Aussie who has spent hundreds of hours swimming with the creatures
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Squeee! Red Panda Cubs Born at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Last week, the facility welcomed two new balls of fur to their resident red panda community
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Crawfish, Like Humans, Are Anxious Worrywarts
As the first invertebrates ever found to demonstrate anxiety, crawfish might help reveal the evolutionary origins of that stressful state of mind
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Why Do We Have Trouble Talking About Success In Ocean Conservation?
Despite what you’ve read in the news, there’s still hope for a future with a healthy ocean
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This Catfish’s Whiskers Are Like Ultra-Sensitive pH Strips
Japanese sea catfish seek out worms in the pitch dark by detecting minute changes in water chemistry caused by their prey’s breathing
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