Enjoy some northern exposure with these 15 images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries Photographs selected by Allison Scates Text by Tracy Scott Forson ...

With moderate bilirubin levels, a person’s skin, eyes, and mucous membranes can turn yellow. As it progresses, the color can also change from yellow to green. The green color occurs due to ...

Snowmachine use in Denali National Park and Preserve is now off limits. The superintendent of Denali determined there is not adequate snow cover for the use of snowmachines for traditional ...

And nearly every village still has its own breeding pair of white stork.Several species of reptiles and amphibians, which are threatened with extinction everywhere else in Germany, occur in high ...

The project's goal was to increase the population size of three amphibian species – the fire-bellied toad, the tree frog and the great crested newt – and to restore their habitats. The project’s main ...

said Interior Wildlife founder Eva Hartmann. “We know that yellow-bellied marmots often hitch rides in vehicles when they rest under the hood of a car and don’t get detected until the vehicle ...

Meanwhile, animal enthusiasts can meet a yellow-bellied ball python at River Legacy Nature Center's Creature Feature on Saturday afternoon. Sunday brunch-goers can find indulgence at Ventana ...

The fire-bellied toad performs the “unken reflex” when disturbed, arching its back to display bright orange or red belly markings that warn predators of toxicity. These varied defensive strategies ...

There are several different types of marmots, but if you spot them in the Thompson-Okanagan, they're most likely to be yellow-bellied marmots. Provincial coordinator for WildSafe B.C., Frank ...

Animal physiology is the scientific study of the life-supporting properties, functions and processes of animals or their parts. The discipline covers key homeostatic processes, such as the ...

Not far from where a yellow-bellied marmot lies sunning itself on a boulder is a live-capture trap, baited with food. There are several of the traps planted along the grass, along with a sign that ...