Sibert and Red Cloud, black-footed ferret siblings at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, are ...

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AI reads text from ancient Herculaneum scroll for the first time One narrative debunked by the genetic data, published today ...

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So the problem isn't lack of interest, it's partly human biology. Women ovulate just one ... Narrator: But the complex male anatomy isn't the only problem. It's also funding or lack thereof.

Sackler Gallery Crouching tiger Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Tiger hunting Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute Sumatran Tiger Freer Gallery of Art and ...

Another remarkable example is the ‘stink fights' of male ring-tailed lemurs ... apes can learn a considerable number of arbitrary symbols and follow indexical signals, there is little evidence ...

We then mark their backs with a distinct symbol and give them uniquely numbered ... such as being born in a large litter or having many male siblings. Importantly, we looked only at females ...

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For the first time in more than 20 years, China is preparing to send giant pandas to the United States as a symbol of cooperation between the two nations, reports the Associated Press’ Julie Watson.

Bao Li, a 3-year-old male, is being shipped in a travel crate via the "Panda Express," a chartered FedEx Boeing 777 cargo jet. Roshan Patel / Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology ...

How long does it take? This 120 credit program is designed to be completed in four years. Students in the biology major take courses in related areas of science, such as chemistry and physics, as well ...