Animals
Why Deception Valley's Deadly Heat is Good for Wildlife
The harsh climate of Deception Valley, a remote section of the Kalahari, deters people from living there
Why Photographing Pandas Is More Challenging Than You Might Think
Photojournalist Ami Vitale describes her years of work capturing the lovable furballs
Where the Doomed, Beloved Polar Bear Is Still a Dangerous Predator
A grassroots guard in Alaska works to keep people safe from bears, while also keeping bears safe from people
Chernobyl Puppies Going Up for Adoption in the U.S.
Now in quarantine, the pups are expected to come to the U.S. this summer in search of their forever homes
Can Bringing Back Mammoths Help Stop Climate Change?
Scientists say creating hybrids of the extinct beasts could fix the Arctic tundra and stop greenhouse gas emissions
The Surprisingly Intolerant History of Milk
A new book provides an udderly fascinating chronicle of the controversial drink
Even the Deepest Parts of the Ocean Are Polluted With Startling Amounts of Plastic
A review of data from 5,010 ROV dives reveals and abundance of single-use plastics littering the seas
South Georgia Island Is Officially Free of Its Bird-Killing Rodents
After 250 years plagued with rats and mice, the island's birds will hopefully now have the chance to bounce back
Meet Freddy, the Runaway Bison Who Inspired a Choral Arrangement
The piece references Manitoban history, a small town’s celebrity animal and includes distorted bison noises
What the Longest Known Whale Shark Migration Ever Tells Us About Conservation
Researchers in Panama tracked a specimen via satellite over an unprecedented 12,516 miles
Scientists Have a New Way of Knowing How Many Sharks Are in the Sea
The predators are elusive, but marine ecologists are finding more of them by analyzing the "environmental DNA" in ocean water samples
Dissecting Moth Genitals In the Name of Science
How “moth evangelist” Eric Metzler uncovered hundreds of moth species in the barren dunes of New Mexico
700,000-Year-Old Butchered Rhino Pushes Back Ancient Human Arrival in the Philippines
The find changes the story of human migration, but scientists still don't know what human species did the cutting
These Strange Ocean Creatures Trap Their Food In a Net of Mucus
Biologists are finding that these invertebrate grazers can actually be picky eaters—and their choices might influence ocean food webs
Where Clean Drinking Water Is Hard To Find, Bats Could Lead the Way
A wildlife biologist argues that tracking bats, which cover wide areas and need clean water, could be useful in locating potable sources
Why You Can Walk Into a Store and Buy a Nearly Extinct Animal
By commercializing species, humans wield a far bigger influence than they think over the fate of wild plants and animals
Contest Judges Rule Wildlife Photography Winner Used Taxidermic Creature
Brazilian photographer Marcio Cabral has been disqualified and can not enter the competition in the future
Fossil Tracks May Record Ancient Humans Hunting Giant Sloths
The tracks suggest a human—perhaps in search of food—closely followed the movements of the massive creature
Why Scientists Name Species
From the Beyonce fly to the David Attenborough possum, the names we bestow on animals have real conservation impacts
Did a Prehistoric Surgeon Practice on This Cow?
Though an early human likely created the hole, the reason why remains less clear
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