A recent decline in Ovenbirds (Seiurus aurocapilla), a ground-nesting migratory songbird, in forests in the northern Midwest United States is being linked by scientists to a seemingly unlikely culprit: earthworms. [...more]
To celebrate leap day, here are some fun facts about frog leaping. [...more]
A new study of marmosets, small South American monkeys, indicates that obesity may begin very early in life and suggests that marmosets may be a helpful model for obesity in humans. [...more]
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute has released the first completely portable bilingual species identification guide for the shore fishes of the tropical Eastern Pacific as a free iPhone application. [...more]
In fact, researchers have learned, the detached male pedipalps transfer more sperm faster after copulation is ended by the female rather than the male. [...more]
A box jellyfish from the Caribbean appears to have recently become established in the red mangroves of Florida near Boca Raton. [...more]
"X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out," is a new exhibition of striking x-rays that reveal the complex bone structure of fishes in the collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. [...more]
A selection of fascinating facts about fishes from the new book "Fishes: The Animal Answer Guide" [...more]