Smithsonian researchers partner with experts in Myanmar studying human and animal health to find out what diseases are present in wildlife and whether they could pose a threat to humans. […]

Humans and elephants are increasingly living in the same places, which can lead to significant challenges. Tracking technology may be able to provide solutions that allow for people and elephant […]

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute scientists are tracking Asian elephants in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region using GPS collars. Though they set out to understand how elephants use the land, their research has […]

It’s the dawn of a new era in Yellowstone. The wolves have returned. The grizzly bear population is at an all-time high. And the mountain lions? They never left. The […]

Thirty years ago, a partnership between Archbold Biological Station and Buck Island Ranch inspired a new mission: cowboys and scientists working together to advance scientific discovery on a ten-thousand-acre working […]

This short film explores the miraculous genesis of animal life. In great microscopic detail, we see the “making of” an Alpine newt in its transparent egg, from fertilization to hatching. […]

Tells a story of three characters in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas whose lives are upended by plans to build a US-Mexico border wall. As the director of […]

Winner of Best Short Film at the International Wildlife Film Festival, Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival, and the Animal Film Festival, this is the latest documentary from two-time Emmy-nominated […]

This film follows ecologist Charles Post on a mission across the American West to better understand how wild horses and burros are affecting native wildlife and vegetation communities on our […]

In today’s more violent and volatile climate, animals’ epic battles for survival take on a new urgency as they face intensified wildfires, blizzards, droughts, and downpours. These challenges are too […]