Learn more about the “folded” fossil of Ptychotherates bucculentus, from one of the first families of carnivorous dinosaurs.

Learn what atmospheric rivers are, and why they could be predictable, helping us prepare for devastating storms and floods.

Learn how Linh Mai, the first Asian elephant calf born at the Smithsonian in 25 years, is strengthening genetic diversity in ...

Learn how the IUCN added emperor penguins to the Red List as climate change drives sea ice loss and could cut their ...

Learn about the Orientale basin, a ringed impact structure on the moon that was recently seen by the Artemis II crew.

Find out when Artemis II will return to Earth, and learn how the crew is getting ready to endure an intense splashdown.

Learn more about the Artemis II launch delay, what concluded the fuel test, and how NASA plans to move forward with its next crewed Moon mission. NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first to carry ...

Learn about the viral hatching of two bald eagle chicks in Big Bear — and how a nearby development could threaten Jackie and Shadow’s nesting and feeding habitat. Over the 2026 Easter weekend, tens of ...

Learn more about the Hothouse Earth scenario and how we are getting dangerously close to stopping the major impacts of ...

Learn how Comet 3I/ATLAS began to emit methane as it approached the sun, releasing compounds contained within its inner ...

Learn more about a Megalibgwilia owenii fossil, found around 120 years ago, that today fleshes out the extinct echidna’s ...

Learn how the bacterium for scarlet fever was found in a pre-Colombian mummy from Bolivia, challenging the history of the ...