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baby oppossum on a stick

What to do if you find a baby opossum

By Margherita Bassi

Two humpback whales underwater

513 humpback whales gather at massive Caribbean breeding ground

Two male frigate birds opposing with their gonflated red neck pouches

Flirty birds inflate throat pouch to attract a mate

By Popular Science Team

A side-by-side composite image features a portrait of naturalist Sir David Attenborough on the left and the bird named in his honor, the Inambari Gnatcatcher (Polioptila attenboroughi), on the right. Attenborough is shown smiling against a bright blue background, while the small, grey and white gnatcatcher is perched on a tree branch among green leaves in its Brazilian habitat.

6 famous people with animals named in their honor

By Margherita Bassi

three blue-green eggs in a nest sitting in a tree

10 wild photos of bird eggs

By Popular Science Team

a close up of a baby chick

Baby chicks like gentle pets—like really gentle

By Margherita Bassi

frog eggs floating on a pond. they are clear blobs with a black dot inside

Nature’s strangest eggs—from spongy clusters to gelatinous blobs

By Laura Baisas

Fish climbing upstream against rock wall

These tiny fish climb waterfall cliffs for 10 hours

The talons of an immature bald eagle.

Rescued birds treated to a pedicure—or talon trim

By Margherita Bassi

an illustration of a prehistoric spider relative

500-million-year-old spider relative has claws where it shouldn’t

By Laura Baisas

a baby squirrel with brown fur sits on a man's shoulder

Baby squirrels are here! Here’s what to do if you find one.

By Margherita Bassi

24 new species of deep sea organisms. they are small and resemble shrimp

New crustacean named after its unique butt

By Laura Baisas

a close up of a tortoise covered in dirt

Volunteers finally find Betty White—the rescue tortoise

By Laura Baisas

three polar bear cubs curled up with their mother

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 announces People’s Choice winners

By Popular Science Team

two owls sit on a metal table with their wings up

Spunky baby owls examined after being found on soccer field

By Laura Baisas

a bird with long legs and green feathers standing on a rock

Student discovers new Galápagos bird, solving a decades-old mystery

By Laura Baisas

Close up of gray squirrel in tree

Squirrels love almonds, and will work harder to get them

a sperm whale calf swims under its mother

Baby sperm whale birth captured in groundbreaking video

By Laura Baisas

A digital illustration of a large, prehistoric marine reptile, specifically a Pliosaur, swimming in a deep blue ocean. The creature has a dark, streamlined body with a pale underbelly, four powerful flippers, and a massive, elongated head. Its jaws are slightly open, revealing rows of sharp, protruding teeth. Beams of sunlight pierce through the water's surface from the top right, illuminating the predator as it glides through the clear, underwater environment.

The sea monster goes ‘bloop’—or does it?

By Andrew Coletti

a giraffe and her baby watch an airplane land

32 incredible wildlife images from the Nature Photography Contest

By Popular Science Team