This isn’t art — it’s evidence. Giant sloths, Ice Age horses, bizarre extinct beasts… all drawn with chilling accuracy across 8 miles of Colombian cliffs. And it may be 12,600 years old.

There was a time, a dozen years ago, when you couldn’t turn on a TV in Florida without seeing an ad for the Mosaic Co. You’d ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) announced Jan. 6 that two sloth bear cubs were born ...

For the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI), Christmas came early in 2025. Zookeepers were ...

Possible factors in the extinction of many large animals include include hunting and climate stability since the last ice age ...

We asked our friends at the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville to spotlight something fascinating about Virginia's past. They tell us about a big creature ... with a big name attached.

The natural world is full of animals that seem to defy logic, blurring the line between reality and imagination. Some look ...

From now through Jan. 255, the American Red Cross said it’s time for donors to “step off the sidelines” with the chance to ...

Two sloth bear cubs were born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) on December ...

A pair of sloth bear cubs were born at Smithsonian's National Zoo last month, on Dec. 7, the zoo shared in a press release.

Visitors at the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science on Market Street have long been greeted by a large skeleton. Here's where it's going next.