Killer carnivores: Titanoboa vs. T-Rex — Premieres April 1 on Smithsonian Channel
Science Spotlight
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Largest snake the world has ever seen is being brought back to life by Smithsonian Channel
Slithering in at 48 feet long and weighing an estimated one-and-a-half tons, the largest snake the world has ever seen is being brought back to life. Sixty million years ago, in the mysterious era after...
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Females can place limits on evolution of attractive features in males, research shows
In a new paper appearing this week in Science, a group of biologists have shown that females themselves can also limit the evolution of increased elaboration.
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Great Cats curator Craig Saffoe discusses his work caring for the National Zoo’s seven frisky lion cubs
What does it take to care for a pride of lions? Go behind the scenes with Great Cats Curator Craig Saffoe as he works with animal keepers and veterinarians to prepare the National Zoo’s frisky lion cubs for their public debut. For more about the Zoo’s growing pride and to watch them on live webcams: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GreatCats/default.cfm?cam=LC4
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Cool science is being carried out on a Smithsonian island in the Panama Canal
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New Acquisition: Seven lion cubs born recently at the National Zoo
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo recently welcomed two litters of lion cubs over a three-week period – bringing the total number of cubs to seven during the summer of 2010.
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Newly discovered Madagascar spider spins largest, toughest webs on record
Darwin’s bark spider cast giant webs across streams, rivers and lakes, suspending the web’s orb above water and attaching it to plants on each riverbank. Bridgelines of these water-spanning webs have been measured as long as 25 meters.
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Tiny, new brains prove just as adept as large, mature brains among tropical orb-web spiders
When it comes to brains, is bigger better? Can the tiny brain of a newly hatched spiderling handle problems as adeptly as the brain of a larger adult spider?
