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Large group of used dirty sleeping mattresses. Abandoned in wild landfill

Fungi help turn old mattresses into insulation

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Marine biologists discover 28 new deep sea species—and an old VHS tape

A white pickup truck is driving away from the viewer across a flat sandy plain with tall, smoothly sculpted dunes rising in the background. Small patches of dry grass are scattered in the foreground.

Death Valley National Park needs help ID’ing joyriding vandals

a small chick sits on a nest with its parent behind, cleaning its feathers with its beak

Watch an albatross give its brand-new chick a very careful cleanup

By Laura Baisas

Poison warning label layered atop brown hair

Hair samples reveal the benefits of lead regulation

a small primate with large eyes clings to a branch

This wide-eyed baby primate is cute, cuddly—and venomous

By Margherita Bassi

a large dark millipede

These rare, giant millipedes only exist in Florida

By Margherita Bassi

Two images of king cobras seen on or near trains in India

King cobras take the train in India

She-bear and bear-cubs. Adult female of Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) with cubs on the snow in spring forest.

Facial recognition AI trained to work on bears

Lake Lipno frozen with green cyanobacterial blooms in winter

Toxic algae turned a frozen lake green

Hobart, Tasmania - December 27 2016: road side warning sign for Tasmanian kangaroo, tasmanian devil and echidna wildlife

Roadkill is a surprising and untapped source for scientists

Abalone shells with numerical tags

Mysterious, numbered mollusk discovered on Australian beach

a jellyfish with a red center, blue circle on the outer part of its body, and small tentavles

Perplexing blue button jelly looks like something out of ‘Lord of the Rings’

By Margherita Bassi

a small mammal called a marten stands on a log

Adorable ferret-sized martens are rebounding in California

By Laura Baisas

White axolotl seen underwater

Is it illegal to own an axolotl? It depends.

a mother whale and calf

2026 is off to a hopeful start for these critically endangered whales

By Margherita Bassi

The tiny blooms of Dendrobium eruciforme, known as the caterpillar orchid due to its creeping habit and small size. © Andre Schuiteman RBG Kew

Zombie fungus, ‘living stones’ among favorite botany discoveries of 2025

an iguana with blue and green scales

10 vulnerable wildlife species to watch in 2026

By Laura Baisas

three side by side images of a large jellyfish in a deep sea canyon

Giant phantom jellyfish spotted deep in Pacific

By Laura Baisas

an elk with horns in the wood

New wildlife cam features 800-pound elk in northern Michigan

By Laura Baisas