The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center safeguards the vibrant ecosystems—and economic power—of our coastal zones ...

At a site known as Natural Trap Cave, a team of scientists are rappelling down to uncover the secrets of what the Earth was ...

The remarkable success of the movie “Sinners” has sparked a renewed interest in how the two communities wrestled with life ...

Today, tegus are considered invasive creatures in Florida, but a new paper suggests they’ve lived in the southeastern United ...

Not only do chimpanzees maintain a rhythm while drumming on tree roots, but two subspecies use distinct tempos and techniques ...

Babesiosis typically occurs in the Northeast and the Upper Midwest, but new research suggests rare cases are emerging in the ...

For more than a decade, the eye-catching artwork had hung from the ceiling of Wellington International Airport in New Zealand ...

Erika Hayasaki is an independent journalist based in Southern California.

While the Tuskegee Airmen have become icons in the history of American aviation, fewer people know the story of Bessie ...

Rather than passively filter-feeding, the birds use their heads, beaks and feet to generate motion in the water that funnels invertebrates into their mouths ...

After five hours of deliberation, jurors found Adam Carruthers and Daniel Graham guilty of criminal damage for felling the ...

Stevenson’s work focuses on mycoremediation, a technique that uses fungi to rehabilitate polluted land. Mycoremediation ...