Clik here to view.
Rare squid “T. danae” captured in new video
No divers were in danger when two large squid (species Taningia danae) began acting aggressively toward a robot submersible operated deep in the Pacific from NOAA’s ship Okeanos Explorer near Hawaii...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Smithsonian Scientists Trace Anthropocene Roots to Early Human Activity
A view of one part of the Paleontology collection in the Musuem of Natural History, arranged by the addition of representative specimens from other parts of the three floors of fossils in the East...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Agustín Stahl: Scientist Who Introduced the “Arbol de Navidad” (Christmas...
Agustín Stahl’s “Estudios sobre la flora de Puerto Rico” (“Studies about the flora of Puerto Rico”), published in 1883. (Image courtesy University of Puerto Rico) Ubiquitous as they may be today, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Power of Touch: Sex-changing snails switch sooner when together
Many animals change sex at some point in their lives, often after reaching a certain size. Snails called slipper limpets begin life as males, and become female as they grow. A new Smithsonian study...
View ArticleClik here to view.
X-ray fluorescence shines new light on arthritis in dogs
Flickr photo by Thomas Hawk Osteoarthritis in dogs is a serious and painful malady that effects many breeds. Recently Janine Brown, a biologist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Study Helps Smithsonian Scientists Prioritize Frogs at Risk of Extinction
“Atelopus certus,” lives Cerro Sapo (or Toad Mountain) in the Darien Region of eastern Panama, and is one of the most strikingly colored of all harlequin frogs. (Photo by Brian Gratwicke) Scientists at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trees employ similar strategies to outcompete their neighbors
By studying forests in the same way at sites around the world, the Smithsonian ForestGEO network provides some of the best on-the-ground data to understand forests and their responses to global change....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Meet Juan Rodriguez, panda keeper at the National Zoo
Bei Bei, Bao Bao, Tian Tian. Many people recognize the names of the giant pandas that reside at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Yet Juan Rodriguez is a name that few panda lovers probably know....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Elusive bush dog widespread in Panama
Bush dogs photographed in Donoso, Colón Province, Panama, Dec. 7, 2012. (Image provided by Ricardo Moreno, MWH Global, Inc., Minera Panama S.A.) The bush dog is one of the most enigmatic of the world’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Smithsonian Botanist Discovers New Ground-Flowering Plant in Panama
“Calathea galdamesiana” (Photo by Rodolfo Flores / Smithsonian Tropical research Institute) Rattlesnake, zebra and peacock plants have a new wild relative, discovered by Rodolfo Flores, Panamanian...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Smithsonian Scientists Solve Puzzle of Dramatic Wood Thrush Decline
Wood thrush (Flickr photo by Bob Devlin) For the past 50 years, the number of wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) that breed in the United States has decreased more than 60 percent. However, because...
View ArticlePartners in the Sky
Unlocking the mysteries of animal migration through precise, near real-time tracking can solve major conservation challenges and transform wildlife science worldwide. For the past year, scientists at...
View ArticleCapturing a new species with a submersible
The Smithsonian Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP) captures a new species of deep-reef fish, the Godzilla goby, using the Curasub submersible. The lead scientist on the sub was Carole Baldwin and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Smithsonian study reveals white-tailed deer in eastern U.S. are infected with...
Through sheer coincidence, two Smithsonian researchers at the National Zoological Park have discovered that 18 percent of the white-tailed deer population in the Eastern United States is infected with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
invasive cobia spreads in Panama
Cobia, a promising fish for aquaculture, lives throughout the world’s oceans except in the Central and Eastern Pacific. In August 2015, a large number of young fish escaped from offshore cages in...
View Article
