Using data from over 10,000 herbarium specimens, Smithsonian scientists uncover the urgent conservation needs of the plants, ...

Eurasian coots are round, black waterbirds with distinctive, chicken-like feet. Each year, these birds typically build new, ...

The figurines were discovered in a largely unexcavated site in El Salvador. Some 2,400 years ago, they were controlled by ...

Titled "Resistance," a new exhibition curated by filmmaker Steve McQueen examines 100 years of struggles against the status ...

After years of steady gains, a decades-long conservation program dedicated to the Kemp's ridley hits rough seas ...

The discovery bolsters the theory that meteorite impacts played an important role in Earth's early geological history ...

After years of research into xenotransplantation, the field is at a turning point—yet risks and ethical issues remain ...

Often found high in the treetops of forests in Asia, Africa and South America, monkeys can be difficult to spot. They’re ...

In a new book release, two scientists combine forces to explain the discoveries, developments and theories made in the realm ...

Bats are known to chew and spit out leaves, like humans chew and spit out tobacco or coca, but this is the first continuous ...

Folk magic goes by many names in the Appalachian Mountains: root work, granny magic, kitchen witchery, Braucherei, witchcraft ...

The record-breaking park features some grass, a seat and a decorative stepping stone. It's even smaller than Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon, which had held the title since 1971 ...