Although they are by nature loners, these clever "cats" don't mind a little human companionship
Even with air power and satellite tracking, it still takes people with axes and shovels to stop a forest fire
Catching a glimpse of these night-loving birds, which include the whip-poor-will, challenges even the most avid bird-watcher
In what may be the world's largest lake ever seen by a human eye, the search begins
Raymond Damadian's medical imaging machine set off a revolution but not without controversy
At MIT's Laboratory for Human and Machine Haptics, researchers are probing the inner workings of our hands
Bighorn sheep have made a big comeback in recent years, but some developers out West think they're intruders
Mathematicians have sliced, and now supercomputers have crunched, but the mystery of pi goes on and on and...
Long considered black devils with wings, these bats today are stealing hearts – and mangoes – across Australia
Three Smithsonian astronomers run a worldwide news service about what is happening overhead
Across our fields, orchards and backyard gardens, the pollinators we rely on for the food we eat are facing threats on many fronts
A Smithsonian anthropologist applies his expertise to cases of missing children and disaster victims
Sediment layers suggest that 7,500 years ago Mediterranean water roared into the Black Sea
When scientists go scavenging at a bioblitz, anything they can find that's organic is considered fair game
A real fish tale hangs on a monster marlin caught nearly a half-century ago
An unlikely alliance of Midwesterners says it is time to take another look at generating electricity through wind power
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