Week's Best Travel Photos: Racing Through the Last FrontierMarch 18, 2016 – Get your dose of outstanding travel photos. This week: Iditarod participants reach a checkpoint and papier-mâché pandas pop up in Thailand.
Baby Giant Panda Debuts in D.C.: Why Do We Find It So Cute?January 18, 2014 – Cute animals—like the baby giant panda that will make her debut in Washington, D.C., this weekend—are adorable because they share traits with human babies, experts say.
National Zoo's Stillborn Panda Shows Challenges of Raising CubsAugust 27, 2013 – The National Zoo's stillborn twin illustrates just how vulnerable panda babies are—and how experts are working to increase their survival.
Panda Poop Might Help Turn Plants Into FuelSeptember 11, 2013 – Panda gut microbes, which break down bamboo, could help turn plant waste into economically viable biofuel, according to the results of a new study.
Panda Love #RTWOctober 23, 2012 – How do you get a panda to sit still? With lots of honey. This is what I learned while visiting the Chengdu Panda Base during a morning layover on this, my extraordinary expedition around the world by private jet. That’s right. I got to cuddle a baby panda on my private-jet layover in southern China.…
15 Pictures of Cute, Cuddly Animals Playing in the SnowJanuary 24, 2016 – Pandas play, polar bears wrestle, and walruses chillax in these photos from our archives.
National Zoo Panda Birth Spotlights Survival ChallengesAugust 23, 2013 – The National Zoo's female panda, Mei Xiang, gave birth on Friday, but the cub's survival is far from assured.
How raccoons became the ultimate urban survivorsJuly 22, 2022 – “Trash pandas” are infamous for living among us, but why are they so good at it?
Giant Panda Twins Born: What Challenges Do They Face?July 17, 2013 – Zoo Atlanta is working around the clock to keep both of their newborn giant pandas alive, since one of the pair usually dies.
Is Breeding Pandas in Captivity Worth It?August 28, 2013 – Experts disagree on how to save the beloved endangered species.
Picture Archive: Baby Giant Panda Su-Lin, Circa 1936April 19, 2013 – As the National Zoo tries for a panda pregnancy, a look back at the first panda in the U.S.
'Bad moms' of the animal kingdom are only trying to surviveMay 10, 2019 – From ants that drink their larvae's blood to seals that abandon their pups, many species have questionable parenting styles.
Prehistoric "Panda" Found in Spain—Giant Panda Has European Roots?May 15, 2012 – A small fossil bear recently identified in Spain suggests China's giant panda has European roots, a new study says.
Will panda blood solve the antibiotic crisis? Unlikely.January 02, 2013 – There’s a story going round about Chinese scientists who have discovered a “powerful antibiotic” in the blood of the giant panda. It seems to have originated in the Daily Telegraph, where Richard Gray wrote: “Researchers discovered the compound, known as cathelicidin-AM, after analysing the panda’s DNA… Dr Xiuwen Yan, who led the research at the […]
Moment of Brr!December 17, 2015 – Feeling chilly? Let this adorable gallery warm you up. From belly-surfing otters to diving foxes, these animals are truly cool.
Oldest Giant Panda Relative Found in SpainDecember 06, 2012 – The oldest relative of the giant panda has been discovered in Spain—suggesting that panda ancestors originated in Europe, a new study says.
