wildlife
The Rarest Fish on Earth Has an Unlikely Home—Nevada
Amid the vast Mojave Desert sits an oasis, one brimming with rare flora and fauna that exists nowhere else on earth
Seven Scientific Discoveries From 2023 That Could Lead to New Inventions
Biologists learned lots about animals and plants this year, and their findings could inspire better robots, medicine and environmental technologies
How Seabirds Can Help Us Predict the Size of Fish Stocks
The scientists who study terns, puffins and other birds are trying to get fisheries managers to heed their warnings
Cats Prey on More Than 2,000 Different Species
A new study sheds light on just how many creatures domestic cats will eat—including hundreds that are threatened or endangered
During Covid-19 Lockdowns, Fish Flourished in This Park
In the absence of tourists, the animals increased within Mexico’s Cabo Pulmo National Park
52 Cold-Stunned Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles Rescued From Cape Cod
The critically endangered creatures were flown by private plane to rehabilitation centers in Florida
The Top Ten Dinosaur Discoveries of 2023
From uncovering a tyrannosaur’s last meal to unlocking the secrets of a dino with a really long neck, these were the year’s biggest stories
Colorado Will Reintroduce Endangered Gray Wolves This Month
In 2020, voters narrowly passed a measure in favor of wolf reintroduction, and now, wildlife officials are about to begin the controversial effort
Wolverines Receive Federal Protection as a Threatened Species in the Lower 48 States
The carnivorous mammals will increasingly face habitat loss and fragmentation because of climate change, according to scientists
Chinstrap Penguins Sleep Over 10,000 Times a Day—for Just Four Seconds at a Time
The amazing microsleep strategy may be an adaptation to group living and lurking predators in a harsh Antarctic environment
Why Wildfires Are Burning Hotter and Longer
As conflagrations become more difficult to contain, a citizen movement to try to manage them through “prescribed burns” is growing
The World's Largest Iceberg Is Drifting Three Miles Into the Ocean Each Day
The iceberg, which naturally broke off Antarctica in 1986, had remained grounded for decades before moving again in recent years
Smithsonian Scholars Recommend Their Favorite Books of 2023
Curators and staffers satisfied their endless curiosity with novels, short stories, biographies, art collections and journalistic reporting
Oil Spill Dumps as Much as 1.1 Million Gallons Into Gulf of Mexico, Raising Concerns About Wildlife
The U.S. Coast Guard is still searching for the specific source of the leak, which occurred last week
An Inside Look at the Effort to Curb Deadly Snakebites in India
With around 58,000 human deaths from snakebites each year in the country, a lot more must be done to save lives
Watch Dolphins Outsmart Crab Traps in First-Ever Footage
Bottlenose dolphins in Australia have been snatching fish used to bait crabs—and adapting to fishers' attempts to thwart them
Australia's Oldest Known Bird Tracks Are 120 Million Years Old
In that age, the continent was attached to Antarctica, but migrating animals still traveled to the polar region for sustenance
Cheetahs Become More Nocturnal in Extreme Heat, Study Finds
Hunting later at night may force the big cats to surrender their prey to larger carnivores, such as lions and leopards
When Did Humans Arrive in the Americas? Lice Help Answer That Head-Scratcher
A new analysis of the annoying critters shows when groups from Asia and Europe hitched rides on human hair and skin to arrive on our continent
Domestic Cats Could Breed Scottish Wildcats Out of Existence
Just a few decades of intermixing affected the DNA of all sampled modern wildcats, researchers say, suggesting the species may be "genomically extinct"
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