natural history

dinosaur Iani Smithi

Historical News

Newly discovered dinosaur may be the last of a species wiped out by climate changeAugust 2, 2023

Caeruleuptychia harrisi butterfly

Animal & Wildlife News

New butterfly species pays tribute to behind-the-scenes Smithsonian heroJune 28, 2023

2 researchers dig for pollen fossils in a dusty field

Ancient pollen grains acting like ‘sunscreen’ may have contributed to mass extinctionJanuary 23, 2023

Feather from Valsgarde

Historical News

Down bedding of the elite discovered in burial ground from the Iron AgeNovember 24, 2021

Earth

Planetary heartbeat? Earth has a geologic ‘pulse’ every 27.5 million yearsJune 21, 2021

Mount Everest

Tibet rising: Earth’s highest region has actually gotten even tallerJune 2, 2021