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The tamarin on Brazil’s R$20 note once had only around 200 left in the wild; Smithsonian zoologist Devra Kleiman helped build the breeding program behind its recoveryOnce on the brink of extinction, the golden lion tamarin saw its population dwindle to a mere 200 individuals. Thanks to Devra Kleiman's pi...- In 2016, NASA deliberately set fire to an empty spacecraft after it left the ISS, creating the largest controlled fire experiment in spaceIn 2016, NASA executed a groundbreaking fire experiment in the unique environment of microgravity aboard an uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft. Thi...
- Earlier this year, Smithsonian scientists decoded the pheromones that determine whether bee daughters stay home or leave. It produced surprising clues about how simple insect societies evolve into complex communitiesBee pheromones: New research reveals queen bees use chemical signals to guide daughters. These pheromones influence whether daughters remai...
- In 1998, scientists created the benchmark for documenting Honduras' mammals. Years later, an eight-year international study produced the country's most comprehensive wildlife inventory, confirming 227 native species and suggesting nearly 30 more remain undiscoveredA groundbreaking eight-year study has identified 227 native mammal species in Honduras, utilizing over 300,000 records for analysis. Though...
- In 1960, when Cuban parents feared Fidel Castro would take their children away, the Catholic Charities of Miami launched Operation Pedro Pan, one of the largest exoduses of 14,000 unaccompanied children in the AmericasOperation Pedro Pan is notable for its role in transporting more than 14,000 Cuban children to the U.S. as their parents sought refuge from...
- James Webb may have found the universe's first monster stars—and they could explain how giant black holes were bornNew research suggests Webb's mysterious red dots are colossal monster stars. These stars weigh up to 100,000 times the Sun's mass. Violent ...
- Portland turned a 2-foot hole into an official park with its own tree and groundskeeperPortland's Mill Ends Park, a tiny traffic median, began as a reporter's joke. This small green space was officially declared a municipal pa...
- In 1905, an American Black woman suffering from scalp ailment and hair loss experimented and developed a line of haircare and became first female self-made millionaire in the US: How Madam C.J. Walker built her empire?In 1905, an American Black woman suffering from scalp ailment and hair loss began developing haircare products for Black women. Madam C.J. ...
- In 1922, California introduced mosquitofish to eat mosquito larvae; within four years, they were in 30 counties and were later linked to native-species declinesIn 1922, California introduced mosquitofish in hopes of controlling mosquito populations. Although they were initially viewed as a solution...
- 110-quadrillion-kilometer fungal network moves COâ‚‚ equal to about 11% of annual human emissions into soil each yearAn intricate web of tiny fungal threads stretches underground, connecting plants around the world. These microorganisms are essential, shar...
- 300 mysterious paintings in a cave with no sunlight: For 1500 years, Native Americans kept returning to this site. Now scientists know whyA new study has revealed why Native Americans kept returning to Missouri's Picture Cave for nearly 1,500 years. By radiocarbon dating pigme...
- CNN SSRS Poll: Trump's approval ratings crash to one of the lowest in his political journey, why?CNN SSRS Poll: President Trump's approval rating has fallen to a career low of thirty-four percent. Americans are increasingly dissatisfied...
- At Kenya’s Lake Turkana, 21 ancient footprints from 1.43 million years ago don’t fit the known hominins, and the size clues point in two directionsThe unveiling of 1.43 million-year-old fossilized footprints near Lake Turkana, Kenya, has left researchers in a conundrum. The prints do n...
- In 2003, an Iraqi engineer left California to re-flood wetlands Saddam had turned into desert; up to 60% of the ancient marshes later returnedAzzam Alwash embarked on a mission to restore the ravaged Mesopotamian Marshes upon his return to Iraq. By implementing a straightforward p...
- In 2024, the Baltic Sea gave up a ship filled with royal gifts that never reached a Russian TsarA Baltic Sea shipwreck discovered in 2024 may have carried gifts for Czar Alexander II. The vessel sank around 1856 or 1857 after the Crime...
- In 1863, a deadly US massacre killed hundreds of Native Americans. 160 years later, the Shoshone are restoring the site of the attackIn 1863, the Bear River Massacre became the deadliest slaughter of Native Americans in US history, leaving hundreds of Shoshone men, women ...
- 5 years before Apollo 11, a landlocked African nation tried to send teenagers to the Moon to beat the US and USSR, but the failed mission was probably never about the space race at allEdward Mukuka Nkoloso led Zambia's ambitious space program after independence. He trained teenage "Afronauts" using unconventional methods ...
- In 1776, a rare declaration was created by America. Britain quietly preserved it. Nearly 250 years later, it was found by accidentFor Americans the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the discovery carries particular symbolic value. It reminds us that...
- Britain dropped more than 300 tons of poison across South Georgia to kill every rat; by 2018, over 100,000 hectares were rodent-freeSouth Georgia island successfully removed its rat population after a massive eradication effort. Helicopters dropped poisoned bait across t...
- British mansion that secretly recorded Nazi generals during WWII reopens as museumTrent Park mansion reopened as a museum detailing its secret wartime role. British intelligence used hidden microphones to record captured ...
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