“We need to reintegrate Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge and cultural and prescribed burning into our landscape,” Carolyn Smith says
The plant may not have ears, but that doesn’t stop sound from causing serious damage to other structures
An instrument named “DESI” will chart up to 40 million galaxies, ten times more than any previous survey
The birds can bust open garbage lids—and the behavior is catching on fast, which could be a sign of social learning
This minute species now holds the coveted title of world's smallest moth
When news broke worldwide of an incredible find in Colombia, local experts and guides say their knowledge was misrepresented
New research shows villagers living at high altitude are shorter, have higher lung capacity and have smaller waistlines
With thousands of species of moths worldwide, each with unique characteristics, check out these unusual specimens in the Smithsonian collections
To celebrate National Moth Week, bask in the beautiful variety of these oft-overlooked insects
The analysis identifies East Asia as a potential source of genetic diversity for the growing market for medical and recreational marijuana
Ice cream's texture is the result of the same processes that govern concepts like forest recovery, rock formation and sub-zero survival in animals.
There's more to these birds than their bright pink feathers; get to know these delightfully unusual creatures
A new lab experiment reveals pooches don’t pay humans back with a treat after the canines are fed
Videos show southern giant petrels killing Gough Island’s beautiful endangered seabirds
Researchers in Mali have been working for decades on the treatment that's now in the final phase of clinical trials
The asteroid impact that ended the Cretaceous gave our mammalian ancestors, the therians, an edge over their mammalian competitors
Collecting DNA in waters worldwide can help scientists figure out which places are the most important for conservation
Researchers are using lidar to better understand the erosional forces that cause oceanfront cliffs to crumble
Ask a child to draw a scientist, and research says they’ll often draw an older, usually white, man, with wild hair, wearing a lab coat and goggles
Great whites have returned to Cape Cod, and efforts are underway to help people coexist with them
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