Smithsonian researcher Sarah Johnson studies bison specimens to understand how the species’s genetic diversity changed after its decline ...

SAWYER, Minn. — A dozen bison have easily settled into life on the Native Wise farm, a return of the shaggy, broad-backed animals to this area on the Fond du Lac Reservation where they haven't lived ...

Simulations integrate historical records, fossils, and ancient DNA to reveal why the European bison nearly went extinct, and pinpoint optimal areas for conservation. Since the near-extinction of the ...

Wildflowers like goldenrod thrive in areas grazed by bison, which attracts droves of monarch butterflies to the Konza Prairie Biological Station. Bison grazing on native prairie for three decades ...

This quiet tale by artist Wisniewski imagines a small girl’s friendship with a bison. Her mother introduces them: “Look!” the mother says to her daughter, who clings to her neck. “He’s back!” The ...

A bison at Yellowstone National Park has been filmed charging at a tourist car, with its passengers getting an extreme close-up of the animal. The video posted to YouTube by wallacedeyoung1 shows a ...

Bison grazing on native prairie for three decades transformed the landscape, allowing wildflowers to thrive that can feed legions of bees and butterflies. MANHATTAN — The prairie of the Great Plains ...