Conservation

Protecting natural resources—from sea to sky—is about much more than planting a few trees.

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A couple of marine iguanas of Galapagos, amblyrhynchus cristatus, Punta Carola Beach. San Cristobal. Galapagos islands, Ecuador.

Super El Niño influencing ‘strange uptick’ in illegal Galápagos iguana trafficking

Vintage mug shot of a white man with no hair.

The criminal behind Los Angeles’ Griffith Observatory

By Andrew Coletti

a small mouse by some corn kernels

North America’s tiniest mammals are living at a Marine Corps training area. That’s good.

By Margherita Bassi

a large stingray swims in the ocean and is seen from the air

‘One of the ocean’s best-kept secrets’ spotted near Massachusetts

By Margherita Bassi

close up of venus fly trap

Can carnivorous plants eat people?

By Laura Kiniry

a tortoise with its mouth open

Giant tortoises now outnumber people in the Seychelles

By Laura Baisas

Two pink flamingos walking side by side in a lagoon.

Why are some animals so colorful? Blame this pigment.

By Laura Kiniry

an illustrated pink octopus

Pink, pretty, and protective. A dumbo octopus is here with a message from the deep-sea.

By Laura Baisas

a white sea cucumber with horns

57 new species discovered in deep-sea canyon near Argentina

By Laura Baisas

a jaguar walking through a jungle

Wildlife camera in Guatemala captures a once-in-a-decade snapshot

By Margherita Bassi

Curious humpback whale swims to the camera.

Whales can’t hear each other in the noisy ocean. This inventor has a solution 200 years in the making.

By Mack DeGeurin

Python with mouth open defensively wrapped around her eggs

Adult female pythons cause the most trouble in Florida

two humpback whales

More evidence emerges that Arabian Sea humpback whales could be their own subspecies

By Margherita Bassi

Hand holds cut in half pear

One of the world’s rarest pears only grows in a small Italian town

By Margherita Bassi

an eagle sitting on a nest as the sun rises

How to watch Jackie the bald eagle’s memorial service

By Laura Baisas

a bear sitting eating a salmon with a crown on its head

Bear #89 (Backpack) wins Fat Bear Week 2026

By Popular Science Team

a painting of two ducks with black and white feathers flying above snow-capped mountrains

Since 1934, the Federal Duck Stamp has raised $1.3 billion for habitat conservation

By Laura Baisas

Underwater macro photo of a two-spot octopus eye (Octopus bimaculoides) at Catalina Island, California.

How smart are octopuses? Smart enough to use a mirror.

By Jennifer Byrne

a caribou stands among trees on a trail

5 ‘trailblazing’ caribou return to Canada’s wilderness

By Margherita Bassi

Man poses next to a dead leopard strung up (left) and puts on ostrich costume (right).

The ‘Father of Modern Taxidermy’ wrestled leopards and worked for P.T. Barnum

By Amy Crawford