The environmental icon’s latest series, “Mammals,” showcases the threats humanity has created for our relatives
The red-cockaded woodpecker has lost nearly all of its habitat in the southeastern United States, but an Air Force range in Florida is part of an emerging initiative to relocate besieged species on protected land
Psychedelic hedgehogs, purple pineapples, living strawberries—these tiny creatures show off their big personalities off the Australian coast
Despite being the smallest country in Southeast Asia, the city-state is now home to the largest population of the straw-headed bulbul
The world's smallest bear plays a crucial role in repairing its tropical habitat in Southeast Asia
And one species can even weigh as much as a house cat
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While whales moved from living on land to an existence immersed in water, pinnipeds embraced an amphibious lifestyle
These bizarre creatures have been around for hundreds of millions of years, and for humans, they’ve inspired horror, admiration and culinary prestige
Using solar power, machine learning and her family’s patio umbrella, 18-year-old Selina Zhang created a synthetic tree that lures the destructive species
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Bug out with 15 shots of insects and arachnids of all shapes and sizes from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest
Researchers examined the remnants of a 13th-century fishing site to get a picture of how the marine ecosystem has changed
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Smithsonian Gardens’ 28th annual orchid exhibition is underway at the Kogod Courtyard
Akito Kawahara has spent his life devoted to lepidoptera. Now he’s correcting the record on where they first evolved
Can demolishing abandoned dirt paths point the way to a more sustainable future?
The Convention on Migratory Species warns that many birds, mammals and fish face numerous threats, but they can be saved
Keeping tabs on the species' populations is surprisingly hard. A new aerial effort tracks the marks they leave behind
Two hundred years after it was first named, scientists are just beginning to reveal the secrets of Megalosaurus
Paleontologists are working hard to understand oceanic remains buried high in the Andes
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