Animals

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

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An artist’s view of what the area of the Zvejnieki cemetery (present-day northern Latvia) might have looked like when animal parts were processed in the cooking pits.
Environment

Stone Age humans extracted animal teeth with flames, blades, and fleshy stews

By Laura Baisas

A turtle basking with its legs outstretched on a rock. This activity is normal and beneficial to turtles.
Environment

Why do turtles do the ‘Superman pose’?

By Laura Baisas

two orca whales come into contact with one another and a piece of kelp is between them
Environment

Orcas spotted using seaweed to groom each other

By Laura Baisas

a close up of a sedated black bear undergoing an examination by a team of vets. the bear's mouth open, showing his teeth
Environment

This is how you give a bear a check-up

By Margherita Bassi

a baby sea turtle in the sand
Environment

13 serene nature images from the Florida State Parks photo contest

By Popular Science Team

small fish in a net being rescued
Environment

After a devastating wildfire, rescued fish make a triumphant return to Malibu

By Margherita Bassi

Koala female with her baby at the Perth Zoo in Australia.
Environment

Secret koala population discovered near Australian city

By Margherita Bassi

A bird on a feeder eating seeds.
Gear

How to pick the right bird feeder and feed for your area

By John Alexander

Best dog vitamins
Environment

The best dog vitamins to keep your pooch healthy

By Maddy Morris

a beige and brown moth on a stone
Environment

Migrating moths can read the stars

By Lauren Leffer

illustration of a large lizard with a bulging head carrying a large egg
Science

Bones of a raccoon-sized prehistoric lizard sat in a jar for 20 years

By Laura Baisas

a long black amphibian with feathered gills called an axolotl swims in a fish tank
Environment

Axolotl mucus peptides attack breast cancer cells and MRSA

By Laura Baisas

A Guatemalan tiger rump tarantula (Davus pentaloris) in a terrarium with reflections.
Environment

Tarantulas adapt their running style after losing legs

By Laura Baisas

Fuzzy beetle on red flower
Environment

Most bugs can’t see red—but these beetles can

By Andrew Paul

A great hammerhead shark swimming close to the surface in Bimini, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
Environment

Young hammerhead sharks love Biscayne Bay. Leave them alone, humans.

By Laura Baisas

Cedar Creek in Congaree National Park, South Carolina, showing old growth bottomland hardwood forest.
Environment

This National Park uses a ‘Skeeter Meter’ to inform visitors about mosquitoes

By Laura Baisas

an anaconda coiled sitting on straw
Environment

Q&A: How anacondas, chickens, and locals may be able to coexist in the Amazon

By Frontiers

a leopad seal with its mouth wide open
Environment

15 riveting images from the 2025 UN World Oceans Day Photo Competition

By Popular Science Team

a weedy seadragon swimming. they have long snouts and raised backs
Environment

Weedy seadragons in the running for nature’s best dads

By Margherita Bassi

a baby skunk is held by a person wearing blue latex gloves
Environment

Rescued baby skunks enjoy a good song

By Margherita Bassi