If it were not for dung beetles, members of the scarab family, every terrestrial organism would be up to its eyeballs in you know what
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Hopes for the endangered vultures' survival soared recently after six captive birds were released on a clifftop in the Arizona wilds
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But try telling that to the people who live on a few islands in Indonesia where several thousand real dragons subsist in the wild
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Daphne Sheldrick has turned her Nairobi home into a nursery and rehabilitation center for infant elephants who have lost their families
As scientists probe deeper into whether animals really have consciousness, questions arise. If they think, do we want to know what they think about us?
The much-maligned weasel is always on the lookout for something to eat, and the rest of us should be grateful he usually finds it
Agents of the National Marine Fisheries Service often work undercover gathering the evidence needed to make arrests stick
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No ordinary fowl, these birds have been bred for visual delight. For many an owner, they are just too pretty to eat
By discovering heart disease early, echocardiograms have improved life; now Washington cardiologists are using them to help great apes at the National Zoo
Naturalist-sleuth Susan Morse and her fellow conservationists at Keeping Track monitor wildlife in order to pinpoint critical habitat
Since her arrival in September, baby Chitwan has charmed visitors and curators alike. This is the first birth of a rhino at the National Zoo since 1974
Geneticist Jasper Rine and his colleagues launched the Dog Genome Initiative to elucidate both canine genes and behavior
It took four years, a shipwright and help from the British to create the blue whale model installed in the National Museum of Natural History
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New York's renowned veterinary hospital takes on almost anything, from a constricted boa to a mite-infested mouse to an anemic iguana
That's the advice researchers in Venezuela give volunteers who help them find and collect specimens of the world's biggest boa
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Don't be misled by their dainty appearance. These ornaments of summer are aggressive predators, amazing fliers and bizarre suitors
We all have a need to classify plants and animals, which is what the National Museum of Natural History does on a grand scale
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