Researchers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have uncovered three distinct groups of long-billed curlews, a North American migratory shorebird facing ...

Women have always been leaders in the field of public health. Today, they comprise 76% of all healthcare workers in the United States. They serve as caretakers, doctors, administrators, researchers, ...

Roxie Laybourne, a Smithsonian bird expert, invented the science of using feathers to solve bird-related mysteries. On the Sidedoor podcast episode "The Feather Detective," we revisit some of Roxie's ...