As clean-up milestones are registered by a recent assessment of the nation’s largest estuary, a Smithsonian geographer drops in on the region
Fossilized feces filled with bone reveal the feeding habits of an ancient predator
Smithsonian scientist Nick Pyenson explains how taking an interest in natural history can help us understand our future
While wind will not change the ambient temperature of the air, it will change the temperature of your body
Scientists journey to the icy bottom of the Earth to see if satellite imagery can determine how many Emperor penguins are left in the world
The teeth of <i>Galagadon nordquistae</i> were discovered in the rock that once surrounded the famous <i>T. rex</i> skeleton.
OroBOT, a robot version of an ancestor to the dinosaurs, is helping fill in some gaps in the evolution of walking
The largest animal cryobank in the world is a rich source of genetic knowledge that may one day be used to bring endangered species back from the brink
Marine biologists are combing fish markets around the world to study what comes up in the nets, and sometimes the catch is full of surprises
A new book highlights the changes endured by inhabitants of the Arctic, serving as a harbinger of what’s to come in lower latitudes
Using improved GPS collars, scientists are mapping more herd migration routes than ever before, a key to conservation efforts in the western United States
From wind speed to temperature to atmospheric density, the sounds of the wilderness can help ecologists learn a lot about our planet
From the most ancient animal known to a newly defined ocean zone, the world's watery places never cease to amaze
Using the sustainable and ancient method of coppicing, evergreen Christmas trees can be regrown indefinitely
A fluid dynamics study suggests the large and intricate passages in ankylosaurs' skulls were a great way to cool off in the Cretaceous
A new study demonstrates that assisted reproduction using cryopreserved sperm leads to offspring that might be more resilient in the face of climate change
Even facing exposure and starvation, Josiah Gregg insisted on stopping to take measurements and observations, much to his companions' distress
The asteroid strike on the Yucatán Peninsula 66 million years ago is only part of the story
An ant colony can thrive for decades, changing its behavior based on past events even as individual ants die off every year or so
These titles explore the wide-ranging implications of new discoveries and experiments, while grounding them in historical context
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