A new paper suggests that plants may use slow seed years to prevent the spread of disease
Researchers are examining more than 4,200 New England documents to turn descriptions of the wind into data
Membership services like Flow Club, Flown and Caveday offer online study halls complete with proctors and goal setting
A new paper suggests that plants may use slow seed years to prevent the spread of disease
Tromelin Island became a safe place for birds once the invasive mammals were eliminated
These shots from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo contest show why turtles are so terrific
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Some make nests inside seashells, while others tote bubbles of air on their backs
What Iceland's volcanoes are revealing about early life on our planet
When Lulu Hunt Peters brought Americans a new method for weighing their dinner options, she launched a century of diet fads that left us hungry for a better way to keep our bodies strong and healthy
Camouflaged by the sand, these threatened shorebirds aim to hide from predators. Now conservationists are trying to give their breeding efforts a boost
At a site in New Mexico, a new discovery rewrites the human history of the continent
Mammals aren’t the only animals that provide nutritious secretions for their young
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More than 50 years after Bob Paine’s experiment with starfish, hundreds of species have been pronounced “keystones” in their ecosystems
On February 7, 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless ventured out into space and away from shuttle Challenger using only a nitrogen-propelled, hand-controlled backpack
After scientists documented the flying mammals in the Piusa Sand Caves, dug by miners a century ago, conservationists strove to protect the vital habitat
The predators, which were made famous in the “Jurassic World” franchise, likely arose at least three times
The innovative “Vesuvius Challenge” unlocked a mystery that had confounded archeologists for centuries
Blue Glacial Ice and Icebergs, South Sawyer Glacier
