Advocates and conservationists are hopeful that a Biden administration will better protect animals in the U.S. In 2019, Trump made changes to the Endangered Species Act that made enforcement more difficult. Biden’s administration may reverse some of these rollbacks. The…
On October 5, the National Zoo announced the sex of Mei Xiang’s newest cub. The cub was born on August 21. DNA testing was used to determine it is a boy. This test is the best way to tell the…
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will help study and preserve a Megamouth specimen found in 2018. Megamouths are rare and little is known about them. This specimen could hold clues to the shark’s habitats, migration patterns, and life…
Every summer, some species of sea turtles migrate north along the east coast of North America to feed. When the weather starts to turn cool again, these turtles turn around and head south. Along the way, turtles sometimes get stuck…