Unearthed at an ancient hunting camp in Alaska, the infant remains are offering clues to the burial rites of early Americans
Warmer waters and other factors will cause nearly all areas of low oxygen to grow by the end of the century
Well, it depends on your definition of "wormhole" …
The film follows a well-trodden path, says Smithsonian space historian Cathleen Lewis, who gives it a thumbs up
Mexican free-tailed bats “jam” each others’ echolocation calls to discombobulate competitors
Bill Nye the Science Guy has a book out on evolution. Here’s what he has to say
A floating pier installed off Japan led to a four-fold increase in baby jellies, offering a solid link between structures and blooms
While offshore islands usually protect coasts, simulations suggest they may amplify monster waves reaching the mainland
From a fatal Apollo fire to the sinking of the <em>Titanic</em>, history has a few lessons following last week’s spaceflight disasters
The hermit thrush prefers to sing in harmonic series, a fundamental component of human music
Got nausea, headaches or heart trouble? You can thank medieval witches’ potions for helping to cure what ails you
Washington Irving fled New York because of a yellow fever epidemic. Twenty-two years later, his classic story spoke to the chaos of his youth
From flying frogs to deep-sea squid, meet some of the other nosferatu of the animal kingdom
The unique species, discovered near the Statue of Liberty, is the first amphibian found in the region in 150 years
Smithsonian photographer Laurie Penland details the exhausting, but rewarding, work of scraping invasive species off the hull of a boat
Buildup of salts on irrigated land has already degraded an area the size of France and is causing $27.3 billion annually in lost crops
From kraken to mermaids, some monsters are real—if you know how to look for them
From tropical corals to tawny owls, some species are already being pushed to evolve—but adaptation doesn’t guarantee survival
All across the country, birds are making the trek south for the winter—here are some of the best places to witness their journey
“The nightlife of chimpanzees has been neglected,” say researchers who filmed wild animals using a fallen tree as a bridge into protected cornfields
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