Learn how a kea parrot in New Zealand missing its upper beak became an undefeated alpha male by developing a “jousting” ...

Learn how teeth from a Polish cave not only reveal family ties but also hint at Neanderthal lineages across Europe.

Learn how residues preserved in ancient pots in Azerbaijan reveal what people ate, how they cooked dairy, and how grapes may ...

Learn more about “Whale Hill,” a fossil site in Chile that may reveal how volcanic ash caused mass whale death and ...

Learn about a new species of crevice weaver spider that has adapted to urban living.

Learn how many species across the animal kingdom, from sea lions to fiddler crabs, demonstrate a preference for communication ...

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 ...

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