There are many amazing creatures living in North America, but when it comes to the largest mammal on the continent, it is the impressive bison, commonly called a buffalo. This animal has been walking ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will open a major new exhibition, “Bison: Standing Strong,” Thursday, ...

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has a new exhibit tracing the animal's importance in American history.

Before Illinois became a state anchored by a sprawling metropolis, it was a humble prairie. Flat, yes, but that open horizon offered the perfect home for creatures big and small to graze and lope.

Vast herds of bison roamed the North American prairies until they were nearly eradicated during the 1800s by buffalo hunters, and only a few isolated herds remained. Efforts to preserve them began, ...

A 2,600km² exclusion zone was established following the world's worst civilian nuclear accident at Chernobyl in 1986, which ...

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Discoveries of detailed cave paintings in Altamira, Spain, were initially rejected by scientists. They believed primitive ...