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2+ week, 4+ day ago (931+ words) Peptides Are All the Rage, Promising Miracle Cures and Makeovers Delivered by Injection. How Did We Get Here? Experts say the peptide craze is part of a broader phenomenon, as patients look beyond the regulated health system to address problems…...
These Adorable, Critically Endangered Pygmy Raccoons in Cozumel Are Teaching One Another to Turn Trash Into Toy Balls
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (711+ words) Soumya Sagar | Correspondent The tourist-riddled sands of Mexico’s Cozumel Island host one of the planet’s rarest creatures: the pygmy raccoon. Fewer than 200 mature individuals roam the island in the Caribbean Sea, off the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. These…...
Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III Announces Retirement as Head of the Smithsonian After 38 Years of Service to the Institution
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (133+ words) Brian Wolly | Digital Editorial Director Bunch was named to the role by the Smithsonian Board of Regents in 2019, having most recently served as the founding director of the Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). In the…...
See the Cutest Photos of Three Red Panda Cubs Born at the Smithsonian's Conservation Biology Institute This Year
3+ week, 4+ day ago (607+ words) Carlyn Kranking | Associate Web Editor, Science At one of her earliest medical check-ups, the female red panda cub stayed pretty quiet. But that changed when animal care staff moved her or did something she didn’t like. Then, she would let…...
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4+ week, 10+ hour ago (991+ words) When Did Animals Start Giving Birth to Live Young? This 236-Million-Year-Old Fossil Might Rewrite Mammals’ Evolutionary History A bone feature found in a mammal ancestor hints that the creature was relatively large as a newborn, more in line with the…...
An Endangered Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Named Pancake Makes a Triumphant Return to the Ocean After Months of Rehabilitation
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (633+ words) Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent Last fall, a weak and inactive Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was found on a beach in Massachusetts, a victim of “cold-stunning” caused by frigid water. After months of rehabilitation, the juvenile turtle—affectionately nicknamed Pancake—has…...
Double Puggles: See the Adorable 'Twin' Echidnas Born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (445+ words) Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent Conservationists are celebrating echidna “twins” born in San Diego. Known as puggles, the babies hatched earlier this year to one mother during the same breeding season—an extremely rare occurrence, according to the San Diego Zoo…...
Are Moose Colorado Natives or Introduced Outsiders? New Research Suggests That the Animals Have Lived in the State for Centuries
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (662+ words) Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent Are moose native to Colorado? New research says yes. The massive, antler-adorned ungulates are long-time residents of the Centennial State, with evidence suggesting they’ve lived in Colorado for centuries—probably longer. The findings, published June 12 in…...
Keep Your Eyes Peeled for Gracie, a Reticulated Giraffe on the Loose in Texas
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (672+ words) Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent A giraffe is on the loose in Texas. The creature’s name is Gracie, and she escaped from a ranch in Real County, Texas, about 100 miles northwest of San Antonio. In May, Gracie came to live at…...
What Natural History Objects Represent Your State? You Can Find Out in This New Exhibition of More Than 600 Specimens and Artifacts
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (752+ words) Marta Hill | Freelance contributor Inside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is a room that brings together objects from all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and five territories. In the stunning collection are a Menominee dugout canoe from Wisconsin, megalodon teeth…...