Feces (“scat”) from North American River Otters, in a forest at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

Research technician Calli Wise records understory plant species at one of the river otter study sites. Journalists are welcome to use this video in media publications, provided proper attribution is ...

Athletes who participate in combat sports like boxing and mixed martial arts and grow up in disadvantaged neighborhoods may be more likely to show signs of brain changes associated with ...

Throughout the Be Bold capital campaign, UTSA achieved some of its most transformative aspirations including becoming ...

North American river otter on Smithsonian Environmental Research Center grounds. Credit: C. Wise. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Closeup of otter scat on a wooden marsh overlook at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Journalists are welcome to use this video in media publications, provided proper attribution is given ...

A new research paper was published in Volume 16 of Oncotarget on July 29, 2025, titled “PCAIs stimulate MAPK, PI3K/AKT ...

A river otter eats a crab at an otter latrine on SERC’s nature trails, and initially refuses to share with his companions. Detected with SERC’s night-vision wildlife cameras.

Three North American river otters play in the snow on the docks of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Detected with SERC’s night-vision wildlife cameras.

The red-headed wood pigeon, a critically endangered species endemic to the Ogasawara Islands, Japan. Although it was on the verge of extinction in the 2000s, it can now be seen even near residential ...

The ornate rainbowfish (Rhadinocentrus ornatus) is a Vulnerable species found only in parts of eastern Australia, including offshore islands such as North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah). They are ...

Co-first and co-corresponding author Richard Finkel, MD, St. Jude Center for Experimental Neurotherapeutics director and ...