And the research on the fluffy marsupials may help unlock the secrets of the human genome’s viral relics
New findings suggest increasingly dry conditions have halved Mojave's bird populations over the last century. It's a warning for the desert — and the world
Rivers are natural boundaries for evolving populations. But scientists don't agree whether they create new species or just help maintain them.
A new study finds that only 13 percent of the ocean can be classified as "wilderness." But what does this even mean?
Engineers are finding a connection between paper snowflakes and wearable devices that stretch and bend with your body
In late 1919 and early 1920, scientists and canners worked with the government to protect the public from the deadly toxin
The Air and Space Museum’s new “We All Fly” gallery will encourage imaginations to soar
As <I>The Meg</i> hits theaters, dive into what we <i>really</i> know about this chompy predator
White Arkansans, fearful of what would happen if African-Americans organized, took violent action, but it was the victims who ended up standing trial
The island dwarfism effect seems to have occurred independently in each population, thousands of years apart
The brand-new National Comedy Center — in the noted comedy destination of Jamestown, New York — is a look at the history of humor
Yet another fungus threatens to decimate amphibians in North America, but this time, scientists stand ready
A one-room show at the National Portrait Gallery is a hauntingly relevant 50-year-old time capsule
Urban beaches worldwide have less garbage than remote beaches, but less life too. The City of Santa Monica hopes to change the image of a clean beach.
The future George IV was a big fan of the author, a feeling she half-heartedly reciprocated with a dedication years later
Upside-down paintings are part of a 60-year survey of the German painter and sculptor, who makes a return to the Hirshhorn
Even fathers who don’t provide childcare to their offspring have a way of securing their kids’ futures—by ramping up mom’s hormones
Researchers at the University of Tennessee look at the possibility of using plants as biosensors to detect dangers like mold or radon
As news starts pouring in of an attack on the World Trade Center, concerned air traffic controllers begin to suspect the worst
Moke, the National Zoo’s first infant gorilla in nine years, enlivens the primate house with chatter and play.
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