Some Native Americans traditionally bestow bald eagle feathers at ceremonies to mark achievements, such as graduations, and as a form of reverence for the bird they hold sacred as a messenger to the ...

A butterfly is a flying insect known for its brightly colored wings and distinctive flight patterns. Belonging to the ...

Marina Henke: With insects, wings diversify even more. That’s because when you're really tiny, the viscosity of the air ...

The natural marvels, which do everything from enabling acrobatic flight to insulating against Antarctic cold, continue to ...

By drawing inspiration from animals both common and obscure, mythological beings, and even plants and inanimate objects, Pokémon creators have built a world that feels simultaneously familiar and ...

As technology advances, it frequently turns to the animal kingdom to solve complex problems, drawing upon natural adaptations that have stood the test of time. In this article, we’ll explore ten ...

A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.

What do you get if you add poems that are "Shel Silverstein meets Rumi for kids" with pictures of yetis and primordial slime? Words with Wings and Magic Things, a book of illustrated poems for kids.

What do you get if you add poems that are "Shel Silverstein meets Rumi for kids" with pictures of yetis and primordial slime? Words with Wings and Magic Things, a book of illustrated poems for kids.

CCAD illustration students participate in a weekly drawing program called CCAD Sketch, featuring live animal ambassadors. The program aims to improve students' visual vocabulary and sketching ...

For decades, scientists have leaned on the idea that animal communication is more dependent on genetics than locale. A dog is not going to learn to meow just because it’s raised around cats. But ...

When animals can’t do important behaviors, they may experience stress and mental problems. To keep this from happening, zookeepers and animal caretakers provide environmental enrichment – objects, ...