From a monkey that weighs only a few ounces to a 100-pound rodent, get to know some of these adorable creatures.

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

Nov. 4, 2024 — A research team has discovered two remarkable species of bacteria in the tissue of two deep-sea corals from the Gulf of Mexico. These previously unknown symbionts of the corals ...

They embody a dichotomy: they are undeniably cute but can also ravage entire ecosystems ... makes some stunning revelations ...

The Department of Biology at Saint Louis University explores the dynamic science with the aim of gaining a better understanding of the processes of living organisms. Biologists search for answers to ...

Authorities indicated that techniques used in their work with black-footed ferrets could help preserve other endangered ...

Evolutionary biology is a subdiscipline of the biological sciences concerned with the origin of life and the diversification and adaptation of life forms over time. Hemichordates hold a key ...

Pygmy slow loris babies. Photo: Courtesy of Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Pygmies, so hot ...

The world's first superstar hippo lives in a zoo in Thailand. Moo Deng shot to fame soon after she was born in July this year ...

Roshan Patel/Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute via CNN Newsource ... the table decorated with pandas. "Aren't they cute? I love them," she told his host.

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists later dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours ...