Four new portraits have gone up at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, showcasing this year’s recipients of the Portrait of America award for their transformative contributions to American ...

Fossil egg found in Antarctica suggests marine reptiles laid eggs, challenging previous beliefs about ancient life.

Animals that navigate extreme conditions and environments have evolved to sleep in extreme ways. For a long time, scientists ...

A barn went up in flames with animals trapped inside. It was none other than county singer and TikTok star Taylor Holder trying to kick through the fence. In a desperate effort, he tried to save the ...

The female mountain lion now has a name — P-129 — and her journeys will help National Park Service wildlife researchers learn ...

Every animal with a brain needs sleep—and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans sleep, birds sleep, whales sleep and ...

A group of marathon runners held an impromptu race with a catch, staging the first backwards mile race in Antarctica!

Smokey Bear. Ham the Space Chimp. Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling. Not many animals reach celebrity status, but it’s a bit of a tradition here at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. In January, we rolled out ...

The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn't mean it is tranquil. Tumultuous waves that can swallow vessels ensure that the Antarctic Peninsula ...

About 68-million-years ago, during the Late Cretaceous, a giant fossil egg was laid in Antarctica. The excavated remains ...

From the icy fields of Antarctica to the depths of the Amazon, Will Smith joins scientists and local experts working on world ...

A lion and bear rescued from captivity in northern Albania arrived in animal sanctuaries in Germany in early December after ...