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Science / Wildlife

Burrowing owls are the only North American bird of prey that nests exclusively underground.

The Little Owls That Live Underground

Burrowing owls can thrive amid agricultural development and urbanization—so why are they imperiled?

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Waiting (and Watching) for the Eggs to Hatch

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How Did the Tortoise Cross the Strait?

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Are Wildlife Documentaries an Invasion of Privacy?

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Bald Eagles Reveal Complexities in Saving Wildlife

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Running elephants, far-flying mosquitos, ancient crocodiles and more…

When some turtles swim south in the fall, scores of them get trapped by Cape Cod, where many die of hypothermia.

Saving the World’s Most Endangered Sea Turtle

Stranded on Cape Cod beaches, these Kemp’s ridley turtles are getting a helping hand from volunteers and researchers

"The numbers are incredible," says photographer Suzi Eszterhas of the multitudes of migrating wildebeests that cross from Tanzania to Kenya and back each year.

For Wildebeests, Danger Ahead

Africa’s wildebeest migration pits a million thundering animals against a gantlet of perils, even—some experts fear—climate change

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Frog Genes Haven’t Jumped Much

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Cat Brain Inspires Computer Design

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Cute Quolls Taught to Dislike Toads

Camargue horses running through water France

Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Feathered dinosaurs, white-coated horses, giant redwoods and more…

Silky sifakas have long eked out an existence in rugged, high-altitude forests. Now the growing number of people nearby pose a threat to the furtive primate.

Saving the Silky Sifaka

In Madagascar, an American researcher races to protect one of the world’s rarest mammals, a white lemur known as the silky sifaka

Columbian mammoths were larger than mastodons. Both once roamed North America.

Mammoths and Mastodons: All American Monsters

A mammoth discovery in 1705 sparked a fossil craze and gave the young United States a symbol of national might

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Accepting the Idea of Extinction

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Have You Seen a Jellyfish Lately?

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Another Endangered Kitty You May Not Know

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Photo Contest Finalist—A Chorus of Mackerel

Beavers have long been recognized as the engineers of the forest, constantly reshaping their surroundings.

Beavers: The Engineers of the Forest

Back from the brink of extinction, the beavers of Massachusetts are a crucial component of a healthy ecosystem

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Photo Contest Finalist: Spider in the Light of Daybreak

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