Surveying 2.4 million trees showed that predators may help keep the trees at sustainable levels
For these light-up lovers, each flash in the night could mean sex or death
The oceans boast a vibrant soundscape, but we may be slowly silencing their symphonies
Lunar luster triggers mating orgies, guides travelers and even can even provoke magical transformations
With lowered fruit production, fewer seeds are dispersed to grow new trees
The boll weevil decimated the South's cotton industry, but the city of Enterprise found prosperity instead
A Smithsonian scientist says important lessons about making friends and sharing can be learned from these blood-sucking creatures
A young teen, who died 700 years ago, likely suffered pain in the right arm as the tumor grew and expanded through the bone
Measuring the carbon footprints of your favorite comic book heroes, from Batman to Jessica Jones
Examining tree rings inside the world's oldest trees reveal a seismic event that took place around 3,500 years ago
Ancient trees are disappearing from protected national forests around the world. A look inside $100 billion market for stolen wood
Prior to the Great War, weather forecasters had never considered using mathematical modeling
These 3.5-billion-year-old rocks could vindicate Darwin's claim that life evolved in "some warm little pond," and not in the ocean
Faking the stuff of elephant tusks could benefit wildlife conservation and engineering—yet many technical hurdles remain
Award-winning photographer Mandy Barker explores the beauty and tragedy of marine plankton and plastic waste
By deciding this ancient plant was worthy of their attention, humans ended up dramatically shaping its evolution
About 18 million years ago, the Caribbean Sea seasonally flooded inland forests, where enormous crocodiles and turtles roamed
After a century of strip mining and deforestation, New Caldonia researchers are working to de-contaminate marine waters
A collaboration between Smithsonian researchers and the Emberá people of Panama aims to rewrite a fraught narrative
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