Animals

The wild denizens that share our planet, including videos, photo essays, and news on recently discovered—or increasingly rare—species.

Latest in Animals

Blue jay on city sidewalk.
Environment

What to do if you find a baby bird out of its nest

By RJ Mackenzie

a black and white snake with two heads
Environment

Rare two-headed snake is surprisingly thriving

By Margherita Bassi

thousands of birds take to the sky
Environment

Weather radar picks up over 1 million migrating birds

By Margherita Bassi

four puffins with white and black plumage and bright orange bills stand on a rock overlooking the north sea
Environment

Puffin-counting season begins with two new livestreams

By Laura Baisas

The Chicago Archaeopteryx, under UV light to expose soft tissues.
Science

Feathered fossil shows famed dinosaur could fly (like a chicken)

By Andrew Paul

a split image of two newly discovered poison dart frogs. the one on the left has yellow legs with brown spots and green-ish stripes. the frog on the right has a brown body with light blue stripes
Environment

It’s raining tiny toxic frogs

By Lauren Leffer

An illustration of what the Amniote (early reptile) would look like from 350 million years ago.
Environment

Amateur paleontologists uncover earliest known ‘reptile’ footprints

By Laura Baisas

an illustration of an extinct arthropod, with three large black eyes, antennae, and 16 body segments
Environment

Ancient three-eyed ‘sea moth’ used its butt to breathe

By Laura Baisas

A dog on stuffed stairs and a cat in an automatic litter box for Amazon Pet Day
Gear

The best Amazon Pet Day deals on food, supplements, toys, beds, and everything else for your dog or cat

By Stan Horaczek

two eaglets with black feathers sitting in nest
Environment

Bittersweet fledge watch begins for bald eagles Sunny and Gizmo

By Laura Baisas

an illustration of a pink flamingo feeding in a shallow pool. a swirling vortex of water is near its beak
Environment

Flamingos conjure ‘water tornadoes’ to trap their prey

By Laura Baisas

A mother chimpanzee carrying her twins on her back.
Environment

Wild chimp babies bond with their moms in human-like ways

By Laura Baisas

Various flowers in a flowerbed in soft sunlight in summertime.
Environment

Everything you need to know about chaos gardening

By Debbie Wolfe

a tiger peers through a rib cage of dead animal
Environment

17 unforgettable images from the Environmental Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

a close-up of a chimpanzee eating a piece of watermelon
Environment

Chimpanzees can keep a rhythmic beat

By Laura Baisas

Close up of aoudad ram
Environment

Texas aims to legalize hunting invasive sheep from helicopters

By Andrew Paul

a snow leopard walking down a mountainside
Environment

Northern India’s elusive snow leopards get their close up

By Laura Baisas

a snail laying an egg from its neck
Environment

Watch a snail lay an egg…from its neck

By Laura Baisas

a papier mache bird sits in a field
Environment

Grand Teton deploys papier-mâché birds

By Popular Science Team

The recent discovery helps bridge the gap between ancient cicadas and their present day descendants.
Science

Earliest ‘true cicada’ fossil discovered in Germany

By Andrew Paul