http://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/Wildlife-Science-Nature.html en-us 2009 Smithsonian Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:08:42 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/iIWGiT4XX1w/Five-Giant-Snakes-We-Should-Worry-About.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Five-Giant-Snakes-We-Should-Worry-About.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/iIWGiT4XX1w" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:24:07 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Five-Giant-Snakes-We-Should-Worry-About.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/dvRNTu9ar4o/Feeding-the-Animals-at-the-National-Zoo.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Feeding-the-Animals-at-the-National-Zoo.html After hiring the first animal nutritionist 30 years ago, the National Zoo prepares specific, well-balanced meals for each animal<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/dvRNTu9ar4o" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:32:58 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Feeding-the-Animals-at-the-National-Zoo.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/GmXdIE8vggE/Abigail-Tucker-on-In-Search-of-the-Mysterious-Narwhal.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Abigail-Tucker-on-In-Search-of-the-Mysterious-Narwhal.html After hiring the first animal nutritionist 30 years ago, the National Zoo prepares specific, well-balanced meals for each animal<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/GmXdIE8vggE" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:09:19 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Abigail-Tucker-on-In-Search-of-the-Mysterious-Narwhal.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/agT7t-45y_w/Top-Ten-Places-Where-Life-Shouldnt-Exist-But-Does.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Top-Ten-Places-Where-Life-Shouldnt-Exist-But-Does.html Smithsonian lists the most improbable, inhospitable and absurd habitats on Earth<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/agT7t-45y_w" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:02:52 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Top-Ten-Places-Where-Life-Shouldnt-Exist-But-Does.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/Je2DiidLh8M/Return-of-the-Sandpiper.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Return-of-the-Sandpiper.html Thanks to the Delaware Bay's horseshoe crabs, the tide may be turning for an imperiled shorebird<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/Je2DiidLh8M" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Return-of-the-Sandpiper.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/B_gDczAgCUg/Denvers-Street-Smart-Prairie-Dogs.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Denvers-Street-Smart-Prairie-Dogs.html Researchers explore why members of one species are thriving in urban areas while rural populations dwindle<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/B_gDczAgCUg" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:44:30 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Denvers-Street-Smart-Prairie-Dogs.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/UIkQKzED8Cc/Peter-Alsop-on-Invasion-of-the-Longhorns.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Peter-Alsop-on-Invasion-of-the-Longhorns.html Researchers explore why members of one species are thriving in urban areas while rural populations dwindle<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/UIkQKzED8Cc" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:54:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Peter-Alsop-on-Invasion-of-the-Longhorns.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/1uslU-6TzLA/Invasion-of-the-Longhorns.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Invasion-of-the-Longhorns.html In Worcester, Massachusetts, authorities are battling an invasive insect that is poised to devastate the forests of New England<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/1uslU-6TzLA" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Invasion-of-the-Longhorns.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/Jv6lUA25Zw4/The-Magellanic-Penguins-of-Punta-Tombo.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Magellanic-Penguins-of-Punta-Tombo.html On a tiny peninsula in southern Argentina, nearly 400,000 penguins gather to breed and usher in a new generation of their species<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/Jv6lUA25Zw4" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:09:40 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Magellanic-Penguins-of-Punta-Tombo.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/QS70qSSjzls/Wild-Things-Life-As-We-Know-It-200902.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-Life-As-We-Know-It-200902.html Honeyeater birds, sea slugs, tree frogs, and more<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/QS70qSSjzls" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-Life-As-We-Know-It-200902.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/tY5-mgIZ620/guerilla.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/guerilla.html Face to face with Congo's imperiled mountain gorillas<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/tY5-mgIZ620" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:35:48 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/guerilla.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/S73UP-5nbL8/wild-things-200804.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200804.html Life as We Know It<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/S73UP-5nbL8" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:04:48 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200804.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/a1nG5PQ42MU/wild-things-200805.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200805.html America's oldest primate, ocean dead zones and alligator lungs<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/a1nG5PQ42MU" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200805.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/QpKW9c97Fp0/hyena.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/hyena.html Long maligned as nasty scavengers, hyenas turn out to be protective parents and accomplished hunters<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/QpKW9c97Fp0" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/hyena.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/vrW3UCqj-VQ/Stopping-Sharks-by-Blasting-Their-Senses.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Stopping-Sharks-by-Blasting-Their-Senses.html Chemist and businessman Eric Stroud develops shark repellents to protect sharks from being ensnared in commercial fisheries<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/vrW3UCqj-VQ" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:39:39 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Stopping-Sharks-by-Blasting-Their-Senses.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/2zqxhOMaB2c/on-the-job-zoo.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/on-the-job-zoo.html Suzan Murray talks about making house calls at the nation’s zoo<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/2zqxhOMaB2c" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/on-the-job-zoo.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/Hk8M20_IXoE/great-white-sharks.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/great-white-sharks.html Great white sharks are typecast, say experts. The creatures are socially sophisticated and, yes, smart<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/Hk8M20_IXoE" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/great-white-sharks.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/nPPuJ3NIG44/wild-things-200807.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200807.html Mouse lemur calls, a coral comeback, sunflower seeds and more<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/nPPuJ3NIG44" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200807.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/kqOhifnHMho/platypus.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/platypus.html What the platypus and other Australian species reveal about genetics<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/kqOhifnHMho" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/platypus.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/qijJPGQOsYY/wild-things-200808.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200808.html LIfe as we know it, from zombie caterpillars to basking sharks at sea<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/qijJPGQOsYY" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:56:13 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200808.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/9axF7GmdWko/wild-things-200809.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200809.html Life As We Know It<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/9axF7GmdWko" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200809.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/XoXP7o7azj0/The-Spotted-Owls-New-Nemesis.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Spotted-Owls-New-Nemesis.html An battle between environmentalists and loggers left much of the owl's habitat protected. Now the spotted owl faces a new threat<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/XoXP7o7azj0" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Spotted-Owls-New-Nemesis.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/V9GiM_2NWnc/Wild-Things-Life-As-We-Know-It-200901.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-Life-As-We-Know-It-200901.html Butterflies, clicking antelopes, creatures of the deep and more<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/V9GiM_2NWnc" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-Life-As-We-Know-It-200901.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/e0ClFYnTRo4/Howling-Success.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Howling-Success.html After years as an endangered species, the wolves are thriving again in the West, but they're also reigniting a fierce controversy<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/e0ClFYnTRo4" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Howling-Success.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/vTDndAl6X8w/Rare-Clouded-Leopards-Born-at-the-Zoo.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Rare-Clouded-Leopards-Born-at-the-Zoo.html Notoriously difficult to breed, two new clouded leopards are born at the National Zoo’s research facility<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/vTDndAl6X8w" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:08:48 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Rare-Clouded-Leopards-Born-at-the-Zoo.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/fdjBfc9hQlQ/Wild-Things-March09.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-March09.html Mosquitoes, New Zealand flightless birds, pink lizards and more<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/fdjBfc9hQlQ" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-March09.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/HoznUiL_A7I/Happy-As-Clams.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Happy-As-Clams.html In the Pacific Northwest, fishermen are cashing in on the growing yen for geoducks, a funny-looking mollusk turned worldwide delicacy<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/HoznUiL_A7I" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Happy-As-Clams.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/tOJ2z3Zzokc/Going-Buggy-at-the-New-Audubon-Museum.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Going-Buggy-at-the-New-Audubon-Museum.html Crickets, spiders, ants and many other insects thrive in historic New Orleans, where kids and adults learn about creepy crawlers<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/tOJ2z3Zzokc" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 14 May 2009 09:13:47 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Going-Buggy-at-the-New-Audubon-Museum.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/5vHbwrDOfzE/Discovering-the-Titanoboa.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Discovering-the-Titanoboa.html As part of a multi-organizational team, Smithsonian scientist Carlos Jaramillo uncovered the fossils of a gigantic snake<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/5vHbwrDOfzE" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Discovering-the-Titanoboa.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/9piDooHgXU4/Wild-Things-May09.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-May09.html Dinosaur gangs, psychedelic fish and long-distance elephant calls<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/9piDooHgXU4" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-May09.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/rGig_ZQ8SA4/Invasion-of-the-Lionfish.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Invasion-of-the-Lionfish.html Voracious, venomous lionfish are the first exotic species to invade coral reefs. Now divers, fishermen—and cooks—are fighting back<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/rGig_ZQ8SA4" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 08 May 2009 03:23:43 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Invasion-of-the-Lionfish.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/SFPiT-OK2uE/In-Search-of-the-Mysterious-Narwhal.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/In-Search-of-the-Mysterious-Narwhal.html Ballerina turned biologist Kristin Laidre gives her all to study the elusive, deep-diving, ice-loving whale known as the "unicorn of the sea"<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/SFPiT-OK2uE" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/In-Search-of-the-Mysterious-Narwhal.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/nyZfago55so/How-to-Study-a-Penguin-Egg.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/How-to-Study-a-Penguin-Egg.html Females guard their eggs closely, so scientists must tread carefully when temporarily extracting the eggs for research<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/nyZfago55so" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:01:14 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/How-to-Study-a-Penguin-Egg.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/Y4me9vMUVSw/Picking-the-Cutest-Newborn-Chick.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Picking-the-Cutest-Newborn-Chick.html By late-November, many eggs are hatching and cute, tennis-ball sized grey chicks emerge, begging for food from their parents<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/Y4me9vMUVSw" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:01:39 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Picking-the-Cutest-Newborn-Chick.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/rTY5gkTWiNY/The-First-Trip-into-the-Ocean.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-First-Trip-into-the-Ocean.html Only two months into their lives, the chicks, with their now stronger flippers, take their first dive from the water’s edge<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/rTY5gkTWiNY" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:02:03 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-First-Trip-into-the-Ocean.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/ty9S_rDGbgE/Wild-Things-June09.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-June09.html Flight of the hummingbird, termite cloning and the rise of the octopus<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/ty9S_rDGbgE" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 19 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-June09.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/vbRJGoMfzOw/Arriving-in-Punta-Tombo-Argentina.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Arriving-in-Punta-Tombo-Argentina.html The winter residents of Punta Tombo fly in steadily over the course of a few days, eventually swarming the small land mass<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/vbRJGoMfzOw" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:04:23 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Arriving-in-Punta-Tombo-Argentina.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/pjzhWncX_FA/Wild-Things-July09.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-July09.html Whale of a comeback, dancing cockatoos, sticky bees, and waltzing pond scum<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/pjzhWncX_FA" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-July09.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/g-AKXdnKmZI/ATM-Ant-Eye-View.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ATM-Ant-Eye-View.html A new photo exhibit featuring the work of biologist Mark Moffett reminds us that we still live in an age of discovery<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/g-AKXdnKmZI" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:20:34 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ATM-Ant-Eye-View.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/SiIoM4SnrHs/Wild-Things-August-09.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-August-09.html Dog faces, the history of laughter, snakes, and bird warning calls<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/SiIoM4SnrHs" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-August-09.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/Dm6JHMFCdFc/Mad-About-Shells.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Mad-About-Shells.html Collectors have long prized mollusks for their beautiful exteriors, but for scientists, it’s what inside that matters<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/Dm6JHMFCdFc" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Mad-About-Shells.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/SgYiSyFFrmc/Wild-Things-September-09.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-September-09.html Hungry snakes, giant kangaroos, bat noses, and more<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/SgYiSyFFrmc" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-September-09.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/dyc-T9SzclA/Wild-Things-October-2009.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-October-2009.html Toucans, Orchids, Monkeys and more<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/dyc-T9SzclA" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-October-2009.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/BSlPZpMMNOo/Wild-Things-Nov09.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-Nov09.html Geckos, tiny dinosaurs, cave man couture, and more<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/BSlPZpMMNOo" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-Nov09.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/R9Mshn9-5_4/Out-of-Darwins-Shadow.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Out-of-Darwins-Shadow.html Alfred Russel Wallace arrived at the theory of natural selection independently of Charles Darwin and nearly outscooped Darwin’s The Origin of Species<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/R9Mshn9-5_4" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:53:40 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Out-of-Darwins-Shadow.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/Rd-8sAuEL9U/What-Darwin-Didnt-Know.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/What-Darwin-Didnt-Know.html Today's scientists marvel that the 19th-century naturalist's grand vision of evolution is still the key to life<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/Rd-8sAuEL9U" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/What-Darwin-Didnt-Know.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/CYxe9BWaWE4/The-Countrys-Most-Dangerous-Beetles.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Countrys-Most-Dangerous-Beetles.html Invasive beetles of various colors and sizes have infiltrated U.S. forests, despite efforts by government experts<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/CYxe9BWaWE4" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Countrys-Most-Dangerous-Beetles.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/eY5xBQdHHyw/ATM-clouded-leopard-comeback.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ATM-clouded-leopard-comeback.html Invasive beetles of various colors and sizes have infiltrated U.S. forests, despite efforts by government experts<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/eY5xBQdHHyw" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:55:11 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ATM-clouded-leopard-comeback.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/1xR_Nw5Nrds/Aleutian-Cackling-Goose-Wild-Goose-Chase.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Aleutian-Cackling-Goose-Wild-Goose-Chase.html How one man's obsession saved an "extinct" species<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/1xR_Nw5Nrds" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:27:10 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Aleutian-Cackling-Goose-Wild-Goose-Chase.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/vUXMlRVhWzw/rhino-man.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/rhino-man.html Wildlife biologist Hemanta Mishra's efforts to save the endangered Indian rhinoceros<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/vUXMlRVhWzw" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:55:52 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/rhino-man.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/0ImAiSc6pR8/roosmalen-200802.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/roosmalen-200802.html How did a renowned scientist who has done groundbreaking research in Brazil run afoul of authorities there?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/0ImAiSc6pR8" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:03:28 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/roosmalen-200802.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/8wh3Dq4rkGA/Bugs-Brains-And-Trivia.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Bugs-Brains-And-Trivia.html No detail is too small for students at the Linnaean games, an annual national insect trivia competition<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/8wh3Dq4rkGA" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:26:24 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Bugs-Brains-And-Trivia.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/mTXIMuxkoPU/deep.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/deep.html A new book of photographs taken in the ocean depths reveals a world abounding in unimagined life<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/mTXIMuxkoPU" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:29:12 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/deep.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/-k9Oh8ZCIuQ/whales-200802.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whales-200802.html In a mating ritual, male humpback whales leap, splash and fight. But researchers ask: just what does a female whale want?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/-k9Oh8ZCIuQ" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:08:25 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whales-200802.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/t1swbPmVn70/Fighting-the-Perils-of-Bird-Plane-Collisions.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Fighting-the-Perils-of-Bird-Plane-Collisions.html When airlines want to investigate dangerous bird strikes against planes, they turn to the head of the Smithsonian’s Feather Identification Lab<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/t1swbPmVn70" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:35:24 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Fighting-the-Perils-of-Bird-Plane-Collisions.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/20Z4cTS9j84/Cats-as-Pets-and-Predators.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Cats-as-Pets-and-Predators.html Jake Page explores the evolution and enigmatic ways of the most popular pet in America -- the house cat<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/20Z4cTS9j84" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:18:04 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Cats-as-Pets-and-Predators.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/xTIt9_Ukizc/Richard-Conniffs-Wildlife-Writing.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Richard-Conniffs-Wildlife-Writing.html International journalist Richard Conniff has reported on animals that fly, swim, crawl and leap in his 40 years of writing<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/xTIt9_Ukizc" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 27 May 2009 01:44:21 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Richard-Conniffs-Wildlife-Writing.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/3f5NYmLre38/Turbo-the-Penguin-Who-Loved-Humans.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Turbo-the-Penguin-Who-Loved-Humans.html One Magellanic penguin rejected his own species and instead of fearing the scientists, he befriended and lived with them<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/3f5NYmLre38" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:02:55 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Turbo-the-Penguin-Who-Loved-Humans.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/i3C5h0SCsAA/Penguin-Wrangling.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Penguin-Wrangling.html Handling and tagging a penguin can be no easy task, leaving oneself open to a vicious and potentially dangerous beak attack<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/i3C5h0SCsAA" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:00:21 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Penguin-Wrangling.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/6iholYM2-Fc/The-Scientists-of-Punta-Tombo.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Scientists-of-Punta-Tombo.html For over 25 years, researcher Dee Boersma has been coming with students in tow to Punta Tombo to study the penguins<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/6iholYM2-Fc" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:03:33 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Scientists-of-Punta-Tombo.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/2KdnSjsJWBw/frank-clifford-contributor.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/frank-clifford-contributor.html For over 25 years, researcher Dee Boersma has been coming with students in tow to Punta Tombo to study the penguins<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/2KdnSjsJWBw" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:01:58 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/frank-clifford-contributor.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/Ug3dEyRzRJo/condors-coal-mine.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/condors-coal-mine.html California's lead bullet ban protects condors and other wildlife, but its biggest beneficiaries may be humans<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/Ug3dEyRzRJo" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/condors-coal-mine.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/GEopFededK8/cheetah-interview.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/cheetah-interview.html National Zoo scientist Adrienne Crosier discusses how scientists are using artificial insemination to rescue the species<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/GEopFededK8" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:02:52 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/cheetah-interview.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/kY-kNDTBmfA/elephant-seals.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/elephant-seals.html Elephant seals descend on California beaches for breeding season<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/kY-kNDTBmfA" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:25:06 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/elephant-seals.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/Bs9v_GAaHdU/whales-sidebar2.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whales-sidebar2.html Tuning in to why humpbacks sing<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/Bs9v_GAaHdU" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:07:08 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whales-sidebar2.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/O06EHin2K20/whales-sidebar1.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whales-sidebar1.html Japan's lethal whale research draws criticism<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/O06EHin2K20" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:08:02 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whales-sidebar1.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/X3kgF50Y_Po/giraffe.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/giraffe.html Wild giraffes are making a comeback despite having to compete for resources with some of the world's poorest people<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/X3kgF50Y_Po" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/giraffe.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/T_N9MYz1qHA/last-page-200809.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/last-page-200809.html This invasion would have driven even Alfred Hitchcock psycho<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/T_N9MYz1qHA" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/last-page-200809.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/mRsYQ8_6Uh0/phenomena-200810.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenomena-200810.html Passions run high in an Australian town: Should the endangered birds be feared—or fed?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/mRsYQ8_6Uh0" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenomena-200810.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/9v4Rgwcaosk/phenom-vietnam.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom-vietnam.html The discovery of the saola alerted scientists to the strange diversity of Southeast Asia's threatened forests<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/9v4Rgwcaosk" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:51:52 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom-vietnam.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/fReVQAAJL7Q/phenom-200803.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom-200803.html Where do the elusive mountain climbers go? Researchers have finally learned some answers<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/fReVQAAJL7Q" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:03:43 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom-200803.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/ZAAPn4kJlXg/Whale_of_a_Tale.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/Whale_of_a_Tale.html When Luna, a people-loving orca, chose Vancouver Island's Nootka Sound for his home, he set in motion a drama of leviathan proportions<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/ZAAPn4kJlXg" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:20:04 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/Whale_of_a_Tale.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/_CazQ09p7BQ/editors-200811.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/editors-200811.html Niger's giraffes and our 16th president<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/_CazQ09p7BQ" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/editors-200811.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/oZ1IP6Qtp9o/editors-200803.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/editors-200803.html Kanini and Quincy<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/oZ1IP6Qtp9o" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:01:19 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/editors-200803.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/0Gn5B2FPZ08/wild-things-200810.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200810.html Great white sharks, endangered frogs and more<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/0Gn5B2FPZ08" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200810.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/Wh9eBfv0fLg/wild-things-200806.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200806.html The whiskered auklet's plumage, joshua trees, squid beaks and more<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/Wh9eBfv0fLg" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200806.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/MlvWk8KZ5LA/wild-things-200802.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200802.html Life as We Know It<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/MlvWk8KZ5LA" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:16:03 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200802.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/Ok39M4VKJLw/wild-things-200803.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200803.html An Australian conservation group uses Hubble space telescope software to identify animals by their markings<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/Ok39M4VKJLw" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200803.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/snrg5IcN29c/rare-breed.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/making-a-difference/rare-breed.html Can Laurie Marker help the world's fastest mammal outrun its fate?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/snrg5IcN29c" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:16:41 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/making-a-difference/rare-breed.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/m7Qq7-3ZGxM/galloping-200711.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/galloping-200711.html In Poland's primeval forest, a Nazi scientist re-created an extinct breed of horse. Or did he?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/m7Qq7-3ZGxM" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:10:23 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/galloping-200711.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/eCJtnBjFnVc/wild-things-200712.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200712.html Life as We Know It<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/eCJtnBjFnVc" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:04:35 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200712.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/f-x6-AdTFwY/interview-200711.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/interview-200711.html A new study spotlights the plight of the polar bear, but there's still time to help the beloved creature<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/f-x6-AdTFwY" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:16:06 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/interview-200711.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/FZpu6cEkrOI/wild-things-200801.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200801.html Life as We Know It<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/FZpu6cEkrOI" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:00:28 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200801.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~3/7uWCJPwfzjo/11293131.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wildlife/11293131.html Life as We Know It<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smithsonianmag/science-nature/wildlife/~4/7uWCJPwfzjo" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:59:31 GMT 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