https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/science-nature/RSS feed for ScienceenMon, 29 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/this-planned-nasa-telescope-may-help-us-identify-worlds-like-our-own-180983601/The innovative Habitable Worlds Observatory will offer ways to detect signs of life on other planetsMon, 29 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-animals-evolve-fast-enough-to-keep-up-with-climate-change-180983612/Some may be able to, while others may notFri, 26 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/citizen-scientists-document-a-recovering-colorado-river-180983532/The Returning Rapids Project charts a resurgent waterway and its surrounding ecosystemsThu, 25 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/new-parrot-like-dinosaur-roamed-the-same-habitat-as-t-rex-180983654/While larger dinosaurs are comparatively well-known, finding smaller species paints a more complete picture of life before the mass extinctionWed, 24 Jan 2024 19:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/was-megalodon-slimmer-than-previously-thought-180983628/A new study has spurred scientists to debate the shape of prehistory’s biggest sharkMon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/humpbacks-have-rebounded-in-this-spot-decimated-by-whaling-180983564/South Georgia Island’s Cumberland Bay has seen a resurgence of the marine mammalsThu, 18 Jan 2024 15:47:57 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/northern-elephant-seals-learn-to-dive-deeply-quickly-their-southern-relatives-take-their-time-180983590/While northern pups dive right in, their southern cousins take their timeTue, 16 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/surfers-play-a-crucial-role-in-ocean-rescue-180983515/During their lifetimes, surfers rescue an average of three people in trouble, according to a new studyFri, 12 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-uncover-the-oldest-fossilized-piece-of-skin-in-oklahoma-cave-180983575/The remains, found in an Oklahoma cave, belonged to a lizard-like reptileThu, 11 Jan 2024 16:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-entrancing-maps-capture-which-oceans-rivers-run-into-180983481/Cartographer Robert Szucs uses satellite data to make stunning art that shows which oceans waterways empty intoWed, 10 Jan 2024 16:01:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/americas-first-great-enviromentalist-florida-william-bartram-180983452/A new generation is discovering the rambling Southern route of William Bartram and his legendary 1791 travelogueTue, 09 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/roughly-240000-plastic-bits-are-in-a-liter-of-bottled-water-180983554/A new technique reveals that the liquid may contain 10 to 1000 times more plastic pieces than previously thoughtMon, 08 Jan 2024 20:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientist-using-bugs-help-solve-murders-180983463/At crime scenes around the world, the forensic entomologist Paola Magni is taking her field into uncharted watersMon, 08 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/new-project-uses-isotopes-pinpoint-birthplaces-enslaved-180983459/In South Carolina, members of the local Black community are teaming up with scientists to produce a novel study of the trans-Atlantic slave tradeMon, 08 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-leatherback-guardians-180983460/To protect the majestic reptiles around the isthmus of Panama, an ambitious conservation group digs deep both on and off the beachThu, 04 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-central-american-volcanoes-offer-a-natural-laboratory-for-studying-earths-evolution-180983511/The volcanic arc extending from Mexico to Costa Rica expels a variety of magma types that make for a geological paradiseWed, 03 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/nine-dazzling-celestial-events-to-watch-in-2024-180983505/Skywatchers can expect spectacular meteor showers, a comet soaring past Earth and a long-anticipated total solar eclipseTue, 02 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/giraffes-notoriously-hard-track-new-technology-helping-scientists-protect-beloved-species-180983462/As populations plummet across Africa, researchers have designed an ingenious method to study the graceful creaturesTue, 02 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-top-ten-ocean-stories-of-2023-180983474/Major discoveries, an undersea tragedy and international cooperation were some of the biggest saltwater moments of the yearFri, 29 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/inside-new-zealands-quest-to-save-its-rotund-flightless-parrots-180983469/Researchers are slowly restoring the endangered kākāpō using DNA sequencing, GPS tracking and tailored dietsTue, 26 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/reindeer-sleep-and-eat-simultaneously-saving-precious-time-in-the-short-arctic-summer-180983495/While the animals chew their cud, they also enter a state of restFri, 22 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-six-biggest-takeaways-from-cop28-180983499/The United Nations climate change conference drew praise for new pledges and criticism for watered-down languageFri, 22 Dec 2023 13:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-ten-most-significant-science-stories-of-2023-180983484/From an asteroid sample that was delivered to Earth to a discovery about human migration from North America, these were the biggest moments of the yearWed, 20 Dec 2023 15:12:29 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-seabirds-can-help-predict-the-size-of-fish-stocks-180983434/The scientists who study terns, puffins and other birds are trying to get fisheries managers to heed their warningsTue, 19 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-ten-breathtaking-portraits-capture-ocean-creatures-at-night-180983418/Blackwater photographer Steven Kovacs takes spectacular shots of marine animals, helping scientists study tiny larval fishFri, 15 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/during-covid-19-lockdowns-fish-flourished-in-this-park-180983396/In the absence of tourists, the animals increased within Mexico’s Cabo Pulmo National ParkWed, 13 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-top-ten-dinosaur-discoveries-of-2023-180983403/From uncovering a tyrannosaur’s last meal to unlocking the secrets of a dino with a really long neck, these were the year’s biggest storiesMon, 11 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/amazing-fossil-preserves-teenage-tyrannosaurs-last-meal-180983398/Stomach contents from a juvenile Gorgosaurus reveal it feasted on small, bird-like species 75 million years agoFri, 08 Dec 2023 19:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-ten-best-science-books-of-2023-180983371/From stories on the depths of the ocean to the stars in the sky, these are the works that moved us the most this yearThu, 07 Dec 2023 17:24:29 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/heres-what-we-now-know-about-neanderthals-180983344/Today, thanks to new artifacts and technologies, findings about our closest relatives are coming thick and fastWed, 06 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000