Uri Manor’s own hearing loss may not have originally inspired his research path, but his work on the topic now may lead to ...

Using invisible ultraviolet light, Alldridge captured the mammal glowing in the dark, and his photo is considered the first ...

Studies have found that cats are very aware of their names — but what they mean to cats and what they mean to us might be ...

A strange sea creature discovered in Japan, resembling a skeletal panda, turns out to be a new species of Clavelina tunicate.

Artists are nominated by a Smithsonian research staff member and then selected by a panel of Smithsonian art curators and representatives from the science, history and culture communities. More than ...

Fifty years ago, “Jaws” unlocked dread in millions about man-eating sharks. This summer, that fear may be somewhat reduced as ...

It was little more than a side comment, but it caught hold. Inspired by Schenkel, the now prolific wolf researcher David Mech ...

Scientists in Austria are studying live human brain cells and comparing them to those of mice. Their findings raise new ...

A photographer in Australia has become the first person to capture footage of a glowing marsupial in the wild. Photographer ...

The hominins who lived at Gantangqing lived a heavily plant-based subsistence lifestyle. They had access to meat, and also ...

A global study tracking nearly 13,000 individual marine animals has uncovered a sharp disconnect between where these animals ...

Mowat, meanwhile, is working towards a better method of testing dogs’ vision. Currently, she says strategies are crude and ...