Technology has advanced sports including fencing and pole vaulting
Aging parasitologists are working hard to inspire more students to enter the field
The first jungles dense with flowering plants only formed after an asteroid impact wiped out the giant creatures
In patterns that may sound familiar, long-term studies reveal what elderly deer, sheep and macaques are up to in their twilight years
Technology has advanced sports including fencing and pole vaulting
Caught between steel mills, suburbs and a hard place, the 15,000-acre site is a fantasia of biodiversity—and a case study for hard-fought conservation
This summer, don’t be embarrassed by those pit stains or your drenched workout clothes. Our expert on the science of sweat says perspiration is what makes humans faster, higher and stronger
New research suggests that a discrepancy in rocks shows they endured extreme heat, and reveals more about an ancient part of our planet’s history
After a career marked by major discoveries, the JOIDES Resolution is likely on its last official mission to retrieve rock cores from the ocean floor
Their food supply in East African lakes could collapse as rains increase
Scientists have discovered more whale falls there than in the rest of the world combined
Two men said they saw such an animal, dubbed the Beast of Busco, in 1948
Researchers combined long-exposure photography with pollution sensor data to create representations of pollution in India, the United Kingdom and Ethiopia
In a collection pulled from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest, catch a wave with these predators of the sea
Scientists aren’t just arguing whether humans are causing a sixth mass extinction event now, but whether many more occurred in the past
Australia’s French Island is home to one of the country’s largest and healthiest koala populations, but it’s not impervious to the species’ struggles
Ever since the demise of infamous drug kingpin, his pet hippos have flourished, wreaking havoc on the ecosystem and terrorizing local communities
Throughout the animal kingdom, sweethearts bestow offerings with their amorous advances
Scientists are working to map and protect the city's underground tunnels so they aren’t destroyed during construction
This 2024 showcase of life on Earth shines a light on some of our planet's most amazing species and places
The Cassini-Huygens mission increased our understanding of the planet’s rings and moons
Sacré Coeur Basilica in Montmartre Paris, France
