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The best outdoor bug zappers of 2024
Animals

The best outdoor bug zappers of 2024

By John Alexander

This fluffy anteater could be a new species
Animals

This fluffy anteater could be a new species

By James Hall/Hakai Magazine

Why are these orcas harassing porpoises? Scientists have 3 theories.
Animals

Why are these orcas harassing porpoises? Scientists have 3 theories.

By Laura Baisas

This 6-million-year-old turtle shell still has some DNA
Animals

This 6-million-year-old turtle shell still has some DNA

By Laura Baisas

The best vacuums for pet hair of 2024
Animals

The best vacuums for pet hair of 2024

By Charlotte Marcus

A boiling hot supercontinent could kill all mammals in 250 million years
Animals

A boiling hot supercontinent could kill all mammals in 250 million years

By Laura Baisas

How many ancient humans does it take to fight off a giant hyena?
Animals

How many ancient humans does it take to fight off a giant hyena?

By Laura Baisas

To protect wild bumblebees, people have to find them first
Animals

To protect wild bumblebees, people have to find them first

By Sarah Trent / High Country News

The best dry dog foods of 2024
Animals

The best dry dog foods of 2024

By Stacey L. Nash

A fossilized trilobite stomach can show us clues to Cambrian cuisine
Animals

A fossilized trilobite stomach can show us clues to Cambrian cuisine

By Laura Baisas

Mysterious ‘fairy circles’ may appear on three different continents
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Mysterious ‘fairy circles’ may appear on three different continents

By Laura Baisas

The best dog training treats of 2024
Animals

The best dog training treats of 2024

By Kalli Hawkins

Meet the first electric blue tarantula known to science
Animals

Meet the first electric blue tarantula known to science

By Laura Baisas

The best dog leashes of 2024
Animals

The best dog leashes of 2024

By Stacey L. Nash

South Africa’s Missing sharks have been found
Animals

South Africa’s Missing sharks have been found

By David Shiffman / Hakai Magazine

The best training collars for stubborn dogs in 2024
Animals

The best training collars for stubborn dogs in 2024

By Kalli Hawkins

Grizzlies are getting killed by roads, but the risks are bigger than roadkill
Animals

Grizzlies are getting killed by roads, but the risks are bigger than roadkill

By Hannah Seo

The best wet dog food of 2024
Animals

The best wet dog food of 2024

By Stacey L. Nash

Why some clownfish are growing up too quickly
Animals

Why some clownfish are growing up too quickly

By Elizabeth Landau / Hakai Magazine

These 24-eyed jellyfish learn from their mistakes
Animals

These 24-eyed jellyfish learn from their mistakes

By Laura Baisas

Sea the beauty of the world’s oceans with these 12 award-worthy photos
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Sea the beauty of the world’s oceans with these 12 award-worthy photos

By Popular Science Team

Neuralink’s human trials volunteers ‘should have serious concerns,’ say medical experts
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Neuralink’s human trials volunteers ‘should have serious concerns,’ say medical experts

By Andrew Paul

Humans might just love French bulldogs because they remind them of babies
Animals

Humans might just love French bulldogs because they remind them of babies

By Laura Baisas

Spider silk stronger than Kevlar spun by an unlikely source
Animals

Spider silk stronger than Kevlar spun by an unlikely source

By Andrew Paul

As humans get louder, monkeys mark more territory
Animals

As humans get louder, monkeys mark more territory

By Laura Baisas

How do bats stay cancer-free? The answer could be lifesaving for humans.
Animals

How do bats stay cancer-free? The answer could be lifesaving for humans.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

The best cat window perches in 2024
Animals

The best cat window perches in 2024

By Alexandra Berry

This parasite deploys mucus slime balls to make ‘zombie ants’
Animals

This parasite deploys mucus slime balls to make ‘zombie ants’

By Laura Baisas

World’s oldest living aquarium fish could be 100 years young
Animals

World’s oldest living aquarium fish could be 100 years young

By Laura Baisas

Invasive snails are chomping through Florida, and no one can stop them
Animals

Invasive snails are chomping through Florida, and no one can stop them

By Maddi Langweil

‘Jet lag’ could be messing with pandas’ natural mating behaviors
Animals

‘Jet lag’ could be messing with pandas’ natural mating behaviors

By Laura Baisas

The best cat beds of 2024
Animals

The best cat beds of 2024

By Jenna Glatzer

Plastic fishing gear brings in a better catch, but there’s a big tradeoff
Animals

Plastic fishing gear brings in a better catch, but there’s a big tradeoff

By Alastair Bland/Hakai Magazine

Can animals give birth to twins?
Animals

Can animals give birth to twins?

By Michael Jaffe and Tracy Jaffe/The Conversation

Why your pet might need a glucose monitor
Animals

Why your pet might need a glucose monitor

By Gwendolyn Rak

All-knowing toilets and taste-testing rocks amongst 2023 Ig Nobel winners
Animals

All-knowing toilets and taste-testing rocks amongst 2023 Ig Nobel winners

By Sara Kiley Watson

The world’s first 3D-printed salmon is hitting store shelves, and it looks kind of good
Animals

The world’s first 3D-printed salmon is hitting store shelves, and it looks kind of good

By Andrew Paul

New tool for finding lost pets is a low-tech twist on old-school tags
Animals

New tool for finding lost pets is a low-tech twist on old-school tags

By Charlotte Hu

What songbirds can teach us about being smart
Animals

What songbirds can teach us about being smart

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A rare fish with ‘hands’ is spotted in a surprising place
Animals

A rare fish with ‘hands’ is spotted in a surprising place

By Sara Kiley Watson

Dogs and wolves remember where you hide their food
Animals

Dogs and wolves remember where you hide their food

By Laura Baisas

Oysters can’t sleep—and your lights might be the cause
Animals

Oysters can’t sleep—and your lights might be the cause

By Hannah Seo/Hakai Magazine

It’s Fat Bear season again! This is the best feed to keep up with these hairy giants
Animals

It’s Fat Bear season again! This is the best feed to keep up with these hairy giants

By Charlotte Hu

11 jaw-dropping photos of marsupials, mushrooms, and more
Animals

11 jaw-dropping photos of marsupials, mushrooms, and more

By Popular Science Team

These crow relatives put food over friendship
Animals

These crow relatives put food over friendship

By Sara Kiley Watson

New series offers an intimate look into how climate change impacts the lives of wildlife
Animals

New series offers an intimate look into how climate change impacts the lives of wildlife

By Laura Baisas

Polar bear decline is directly linked to greenhouse gas emissions
Animals

Polar bear decline is directly linked to greenhouse gas emissions

By Bob Berwyn/Inside Climate News

How an internet sleuth rekindled hope for the survival of the clown wedgefish
Animals

How an internet sleuth rekindled hope for the survival of the clown wedgefish

By Brian Howey/Hakai Magazine

Scientists discover a cat-sized ancient koala in Australia
Animals

Scientists discover a cat-sized ancient koala in Australia

By Laura Baisas

Our tree-climbing ancestors evolved our abilities to throw far and reach high
Animals

Our tree-climbing ancestors evolved our abilities to throw far and reach high

By Laura Baisas

What does sleep mean for animals?
Animals

What does sleep mean for animals?

By Carolyn Wilke/Knowable Magazine

This small, squishy robot is cuter than its cockroach inspiration
Animals

This small, squishy robot is cuter than its cockroach inspiration

By Andrew Paul

The next frontier in saving the world’s heaviest parrots: genome sequencing
Animals

The next frontier in saving the world’s heaviest parrots: genome sequencing

By Laura Baisas

Maine’s puffins show another year of remarkable resiliency
Animals

Maine’s puffins show another year of remarkable resiliency

By Laura Baisas

Florida’s aquatic animals prepare early for storms like Hurricane Idalia
Animals

Florida’s aquatic animals prepare early for storms like Hurricane Idalia

By Helen Bradshaw

A three-eyed organism roamed the seas half a billion years ago
Animals

A three-eyed organism roamed the seas half a billion years ago

By Laura Baisas

‘Alive and wriggling’ worm survived in woman’s body and brain for at least a year
Animals

‘Alive and wriggling’ worm survived in woman’s body and brain for at least a year

By Laura Baisas

The best dog coats of 2024
Animals

The best dog coats of 2024

By Billy Cadden

The largest search of Loch Ness in more than 50 years will deploy drones and hydrophones
Animals

The largest search of Loch Ness in more than 50 years will deploy drones and hydrophones

By Andrew Paul

Emperor penguins suffer ‘unprecedented’ breeding failure as sea ice disappears
Animals

Emperor penguins suffer ‘unprecedented’ breeding failure as sea ice disappears

By Laura Baisas

T. rex cousins with shorter arms were thriving right up until the asteroid hit
Animals

T. rex cousins with shorter arms were thriving right up until the asteroid hit

By Laura Baisas

Hogfish ‘see’ using their skin
Animals

Hogfish ‘see’ using their skin

By Laura Baisas

This is what happens when feral cows take over a remote Alaskan island
Agriculture

This is what happens when feral cows take over a remote Alaskan island

By Jude Isabella/Hakai Magazine

The best handheld vacuums of 2024
Animals

The best handheld vacuums of 2024

By Carsen Joenk

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