The stingrays — which arrived in December 2023 — are among roughly 150 species in the district's marine biology lab. Another recent addition to the lab's menagerie is a shoal of lined seahorses. The ...

Partners at the International Crane Foundation and The Conservation Fund have secured permanent protection of more than 3,300 ...

As habitat loss and invasive predators decimate the Texas horned lizard population, researchers are banking on statewide ...

Smokey Bear. Ham the Space Chimp. Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling. Not many animals reach celebrity status, but it’s a bit of a tradition here at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. In January, we rolled out ...

Over half of seniors will need help with eating, getting dressed or other basic activities at some point, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the cost of help continues ...

Silence used to prevail in the forest of a private Caribbean islet until environmentalists transformed it into a love nest for the critically endangered Lesser Antillean iguana.

Susan Bard, MD, is a board-certified general and procedural dermatologist with the American Board of Dermatology and a Fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery. Cleansing, moisturizing, and ...