wildlife
How American Scientists Are Planning to Thwart a Salamander Apocalypse
Yet another fungus threatens to decimate amphibians in North America, but this time, scientists stand ready
At Nearly Four Months Old, the Zoo’s Youngest Gorilla Has Begun to Show His Rambunctious Roots
Moke, the National Zoo’s first infant gorilla in nine years, enlivens the primate house with chatter and play.
A Photographer Documents the Effects of Climate Change on Maine's Intertidal Zones
A marine biology student at Northeastern University captures the vulnerable organisms that have to survive high and low tide
Zoo Announces Another Seven Adorable Cheetah Cubs Are Born
With wild populations threatened, emerging and new techniques in the breeding science is growing ever more critical
New Research Suggests Dr. Seuss Modeled the Lorax on This Real-Life Monkey
Facial recognition software refreshes the classic book's message on conservation
This Simulation Maps the Rise and Fall of Species Over 800,000 Years
Biogeographers have built a virtual world to trace the emergence and extinction of species during the last eight glacial cycles
It's Not Without Caws That Crows Desecrate Their Dead
What dead crows can teach us about the connections between sex and aggression
This Is Your Brain on Fatherhood
What clownfish stepfathers and Dad-of-the-Year foxes teach us about paternal neurochemistry in the animal kingdom
How Noisy Males Control the Gnu’s Cycle
New research shows that ovulation in Serengeti wildebeests is accelerated and synchronized by the yammering of eager males
New Artificial Insemination Technique Successfully Breeds Critically Endangered Scimitar-Horned Oryx
This marks the first birth of an oryx through artificial insemination that did not rely on potentially fertility-compromising anesthesia
Settling a Heated Debate—Do Zebra Stripes Keep These Animals Cool?
Researchers from Hungary and Sweden investigated whether black and white stripes are actually better at keeping the heat at bay
How Tiny Trackers Could Help Humans Avoid Kissing Bugs' Deadly Smooch
The insects, which spread Chagas disease, can now be tracked with miniature radios to stop the spread of illness
How Humans Created the Ultimate Superpests
As urbanization continues to push wildlife to the brink, humans may need to reevaluate their role in habitat destruction
Australian Reptiles And a Toad Named After Gollum on Latest Endangered Species Update
The IUCN Red List shows Oz's reptiles are in trouble as well as flying foxes, a Jamaican rodent and a New Guinea butterfly
Giant Panda Mei Xiang Will Not Give Birth
After a week and a half of waiting, the National Zoo confirms that Mei Xiang experienced a pseudopregnancy.
National Zoo Reports Death of Infant Golden Lion Tamarin
The golden lion tamarin and its sibling were born on Friday, marking the first births of tamarins for the Zoo in a decade
Five Real Life Wasp Superpowers Not in <i>Ant-Man and the Wasp</i>
Bees tend to get all the attention, but Marvel turns the spotlight on one of nature’s most devious masterminds
The Earliest Mammals Kept Their Cool With Descended Testicles
But if free-swinging sperm sacs are the norm, then why did undescended ones evolve four separate times?
A Primer on the Zoo’s Possibly Pregnant Giant Panda
In anticipation of a potential new cub, here’s a refresher on Mei Xiang and Tian Tian’s storied past
Australian Feral Cats Eat More Than a Million Reptiles Per Day
A new study shows cats snack on 258 reptile species, and could push some to the brink of extinction
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