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On December 7, two sloth bear cubs were born at the Smithsonian National Zoo. It marks the first time in 12 years that cubs ...

Pitt State Biology students are applying what they learn in the classroom to real-world field work in unique eco-systems. In ...

The platypus is one of evolution's lovable, oddball animals. The creature seems to defy well-understood rules of biology by ...

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Microbes often display cooperative behavior in which individual cells put in work and sacrifice resources to collectively ...

Researchers have conducted the most comprehensive analysis to date linking plasma proteins to genetic variation in ...

Scientists are uncovering why Brazil may be one of the most important yet underused resources for studying extreme longevity.

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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.

Cooperation is often seen as a strength in nature, but new research suggests it can also carry hidden costs, at least in the ...

For the first time since 2014, keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have ...