From 200-million-year-old wave ripples on beach sand to a petrified tree stump, dinosaur footprints, and a giant ammonite, the past is imprinted on all of these gallery specimens. Explore fossils from ...

Fans can see the two bears for free or tune into the relaunched giant panda cam. Today's the big day! Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are making their long-awaited public debut at the Smithsonian ...

Two giant pandas, a female named Qing Bao and a male named Bao Li from Chengdu, China, are debuting at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Friday. This comes more than a year ...

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., introduced its two new giant pandas to the public on Friday. Bao Li and Qing Bao are 3 years old. They're part of a conservation program and a historic ...

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WASHINGTON – Panda-monium has returned to the nation's capital. After more than a year without their popular giant pandas, the Smithsonian's National Zoo is set to debut its two latest black-and ...

Why it's awesome: Earth's oceans are home to many secretive and unusual creatures that humans rarely see — including giant phantom jellies. These elusive deep-sea creatures have a 3.3-foot-wide ...

The fossil of a "stunning" well-preserved ammonite has been dug out from a rock on the Isle of Wight. Jack Wonfor, 24, ...

Feb. 14, 2025 — Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study, revealing new details about mumification ...

It’s fun to conceptualise like this, and set the human story within the grand perspective of Earth’s history. But there’s a ...

Bao Li and Qing Bao, both 3 years old, are the latest black-and-white bears to call the nation’s capital home Male giant panda Bao Li plays on a wooden climbing structure. Beginning on January ...