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The truth behind animal resistance memes

The truth behind animal resistance memes The truth behind animal resistance memes

By Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond / The Conversation

Elkhorn coral fragments in lab

The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from a historic heatwave The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from a historic heatwave

By Michael Childress/The Conversation

Seedlings in yellow pots at a plant nursery in Glacier National Park

We need billions more baby trees to regrow US forests We need billions more baby trees to regrow US forests

By Carla Delgado

Dead humback whale on beach from aerial view

Dead whales and dinosaur eggs: 7 fascinating images by researchers Dead whales and dinosaur eggs: 7 fascinating images by researchers

By Popular Science Team

A many tentacled feather star.

Behold a 20-armed, strawberry-shaped Antarctic sea creature Behold a 20-armed, strawberry-shaped Antarctic sea creature

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Members of the Dutch Tall Ship Oosterschelde wave goodbye from the quay in Rotterdam on August 4, 2023. The Rotterdam ship departs for a two-year world tour that scientist Charles Darwin made two centuries ago.

Mission to recreate Darwin’s scientific Beagle voyage sets sail Mission to recreate Darwin’s scientific Beagle voyage sets sail

By Laura Baisas

A new snake species named Tachymenoides harrisonfordi was discovered during an expedition in Peru in May 2022. The copper scaled snake is seen here coiled on some brown grass.

Harrison Ford’s latest namesake is an Andean snake species Harrison Ford’s latest namesake is an Andean snake species

By Laura Baisas

Four bivalve species found along the Maine coast, including the Northern Quahog, Eastern Oyster, a steamer clam, and a blue mussel presented together in a bed of seaweed at low tide.

Popular shellfish resist extinction in surprising ways Popular shellfish resist extinction in surprising ways

By Laura Baisas

Lead claimant Rikki Held, 22, confers with members of Our Children's Trust legal team before the start of the nation's first youth climate change trial at Montana's First Judicial District Court on June 12, 2023 in Helena, Montana.

Judge sides with youth activists in groundbreaking climate change lawsuit Judge sides with youth activists in groundbreaking climate change lawsuit

By Laura Baisas

The Grand Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone National Park, with steam rising and mountains in the distance. Temperatures at Yellowstone’s famous hot springs can reach 198 degrees Fahrenheit.

Don’t lick the toads and other things to avoid at national parks Don’t lick the toads and other things to avoid at national parks

By Laura Baisas

Maya Tilousi, member of the Hopi Tribe, Havasupai Tribe of Grand Canyon, and the Cheyanne and Arapaho Tribes, shakes hands with President Joe Biden at Red Butte Airfield, 25 miles south of Tusayan, Arizona, on August 8, 2023. Biden announced he is putting the brakes on uranium mining around the Grand Canyon and willl give an area of nearly one million acres national monument status.

Nearly 1 million acres of land near the Grand Canyon is now a national monument Nearly 1 million acres of land near the Grand Canyon is now a national monument

By Laura Baisas

Tourists visit the Solfatara crater, part of the Campi Flegrei Volcano, the biggest caldera of Italy.

Up the coast from Pompeii, another city grows on top of an underground volcano Up the coast from Pompeii, another city grows on top of an underground volcano

By Agostino Petroni/Undark

Sea turtle robot crawling across sand

This waddling robot could guide baby turtles to the sea This waddling robot could guide baby turtles to the sea

Two penguins and a seal on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Antarctica is in the climate change crosshairs Antarctica is in the climate change crosshairs

By Laura Baisas

Giant yellow dump truck depositing sand on San Francisco beach because of coastal erosion

Why your favorite beach might be eroding Why your favorite beach might be eroding

A long and skinny silver trumpetfish uses a colorful parrotfish as camouflage.

Trumpetfish use other fish as camouflage Trumpetfish use other fish as camouflage

By Laura Baisas

Sprinklers on a golf course in Utah.

In water-strained Utah, can golf courses justify their giant footprint? In water-strained Utah, can golf courses justify their giant footprint?

By Samuel Shaw/High Country News

Crab in ocean reaching with pincher.

As oceans become more acidic, creatures could struggle to smell As oceans become more acidic, creatures could struggle to smell

By Ethan Freedman/Hakai Magazine

Porites rus corals and scuba diver

Coral is reproducing in broad daylight Coral is reproducing in broad daylight

By Chloe Glad/Hakai Magazine

Swimmers walk out of the water after an evening swim on a beach in Avarua on Rarotonga, the largest Island in the Cook Islands.

The Cook Islands appear to embrace deep-sea mining—but at what risk? The Cook Islands appear to embrace deep-sea mining—but at what risk?

By Rachel Reeves/Hakai Magazine

A pink river dolphin, or boto, displaying aerial behavior in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve.

Eavesdropping on pink river dolphins could help save them Eavesdropping on pink river dolphins could help save them

By Laura Baisas

Dead elkhorn coral at Sombrero Reef in the Florida Keys. The white areas are bleached coral, the brownish orange patches are "tissue slough", coral tissue that has died before it has a chance to bleach.

Mass coral reef bleaching in Florida as ocean temperatures hit 100 degrees Mass coral reef bleaching in Florida as ocean temperatures hit 100 degrees

By Laura Baisas

A flower of a Nasa humboldtiana subspecies called humboldtiana that was rediscovered by a team of botanists and citizen scientists for the first time in 162 years. The flower has four white petals, leading down to a center of pink petals.

These unusual plants had disappeared—until citizen scientists helped hunt them down These unusual plants had disappeared—until citizen scientists helped hunt them down

By Laura Baisas

A kākāpō chick. The birds are are large flightless parrots from New Zealand who are masters of camouflage and known for a booming call.

A flightless parrot is returning to mainland New Zealand after a 40-year absence A flightless parrot is returning to mainland New Zealand after a 40-year absence

By Laura Baisas

deep sea bubbles

The key to bringing deep sea samples up to the coast? An underwater freezer. The key to bringing deep sea samples up to the coast? An underwater freezer.

By Annie Roth / Hakai Magazine

American actor Richard Dreyfuss (left) (as marine biologist Hooper) and British author and actor Robert Shaw (as shark fisherman Quint) look off the stern of Quint's fishing boat the 'Orca' at the terrifying approach of the mechanical giant shark dubbed 'Bruce' in a scene from the film 'Jaws' directed by Steven Spielberg, 1975.

Why the creators of ‘Jaws’ regretted making sharks the monsters Why the creators of ‘Jaws’ regretted making sharks the monsters

By Laura Baisas

The sun sets over a large ice berg in Greenland, with a large chunk of fallen ice floating in the ocean. Greenland’s continental glacier covers about 80 percent of the 836,3000-square-mile land mass.

Greenland’s ice sheets aren’t as old—or as resilient—as scientists expected Greenland’s ice sheets aren’t as old—or as resilient—as scientists expected

By Laura Baisas

Person holds "SOS!! Pacific Ocean!" sign at Fukushima water release protest.

Japan’s plan to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant is actually pretty safe Japan’s plan to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant is actually pretty safe

Pair of bluefin tuna strung up on a fishing crane on the coast of Spain

Who caught the first bluefin tuna? Who caught the first bluefin tuna?

By Karen Pinchin

A green sea turtle swims in the ocean.

Hungry green sea turtles have eaten in the same seagrass meadows for about 3,000 years Hungry green sea turtles have eaten in the same seagrass meadows for about 3,000 years

By Laura Baisas

Ocean waves crashing.

How climate change is pushing oxygen out of the world’s oceans How climate change is pushing oxygen out of the world’s oceans

By Carla Delgado

Group of Chinook salmon.

Beer’s pungent scent could help salmon find their way home Beer’s pungent scent could help salmon find their way home

By Ben Goldfarb/Hakai Magazine

An image of the northern Gulf of Mexico created from remote-sensing reflectance and chlorophyll measurements taken from newly reprocessed VIIRS data. Green water is seen closer to the coast, while it gets darker and more blue further out.

Scientists say the ocean is changing color—and it’s probably our fault Scientists say the ocean is changing color—and it’s probably our fault

By Laura Baisas

A banded sea snake swimming freely

Some sea snakes may not be colorblind after all Some sea snakes may not be colorblind after all

By Laura Baisas

A large group of shells on a beach. Organisms with hard, durable parts, like shells, are more likely to be preserved as fossils than organisms composed entirely of soft tissue.

The fossil record holds clues about modern-day marine ecology The fossil record holds clues about modern-day marine ecology

By Laura Baisas

The giant Douglas firs in British Columbia forests are examples of so-called mother trees

Are ‘mother trees’ real? Are ‘mother trees’ real?

Jars of animal and plant specimen.

Why preserving museum specimens is so vital for science Why preserving museum specimens is so vital for science

By Darren Incorvaia/Undark

hiking in the mountains

Human noises make animals in the woods nervous Human noises make animals in the woods nervous

By Christine Peterson/High Country News

Octopuses brooding near hydrothermal vents deep under water. The 19-day Octopus Odyssey expedition located a site of low temperature (7oC) hydrothermal venting with brooding octopus on an unnamed outcrop that was explored for the very first time on this trip.

New species of inkless octopus may have been found in Costa Rica’s deep seas New species of inkless octopus may have been found in Costa Rica’s deep seas

By Laura Baisas

wall of taxidermy animals and skeletons

Humans are dangerous predators because we love collecting weird animals Humans are dangerous predators because we love collecting weird animals

By Emily Harwitz / Hakai Magazine

Common bottlenose dolphins swimming in Coffee Bay in South Africa.

Drones are following dolphins to spy on their complex social lives Drones are following dolphins to spy on their complex social lives

By Laura Baisas

Coastal flooding predictions triple

Coastal flooding predictions triple Coastal flooding predictions triple

By J. Besl/Hakai Magazine

OceanGate Titan submersible side view in water

OceanGate confirms missing Titan submersible passengers ‘have sadly been lost’ OceanGate confirms missing Titan submersible passengers ‘have sadly been lost’

A school of grunts and horse-eye jack fish swim above a reef in Hol Chan Marine Reserve near Ambergris Cay, Belize.

Fish are thriving near marine protected areas—and so are coastal communities Fish are thriving near marine protected areas—and so are coastal communities

By Laura Baisas

The 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 has an MPGe of 140.

What an electric vehicle’s MPGe rating really means What an electric vehicle’s MPGe rating really means

Line of rocks letting water leak through to represent a different approach to water management during drought

‘Slow water’ could transform the Southwest, one little rock wall at a time ‘Slow water’ could transform the Southwest, one little rock wall at a time

Deer and other animals in wildfire smoke during California Dixie fire in 2021

Clouds of wildfire smoke are toxic to humans and animals alike Clouds of wildfire smoke are toxic to humans and animals alike

By Carla Delgado

Orca whale pod off Iberian coast from the subpopulation of orcas attacking sailboats in Europe

Orcas are attacking boats. But is it revenge or trauma? Orcas are attacking boats. But is it revenge or trauma?

Young longleaf pines growing healthily in a burnt landscape

Longleaf pine forests in Alabama are making a comeback—thanks to fire Longleaf pine forests in Alabama are making a comeback—thanks to fire

By Jamie Dickman

The planet has 8 measures of stability—and we’re pushing past most of them

The planet has 8 measures of stability—and we’re pushing past most of them The planet has 8 measures of stability—and we’re pushing past most of them

By Carla Delgado

Citizen scientists have taken photos of this boulder every year for three decades

Citizen scientists have taken photos of this boulder every year for three decades Citizen scientists have taken photos of this boulder every year for three decades

By J. Besl/Hakai Magazine

Look inside London’s new Super Sewer, an engineering marvel for rubbish and poo

Look inside London’s new Super Sewer, an engineering marvel for rubbish and poo Look inside London’s new Super Sewer, an engineering marvel for rubbish and poo

Sea Zero Cruise ship Concept, sails fully extended

This concept cruise ship will have solar-paneled sails, an AI copilot, and zero emissions This concept cruise ship will have solar-paneled sails, an AI copilot, and zero emissions

A badger in a forest on a rainy day.

Air quality monitoring stations could help track and preserve threatened species Air quality monitoring stations could help track and preserve threatened species

By Laura Baisas

Lionfish are now threatening ecosystems and livelihoods in Brazil

Lionfish are now threatening ecosystems and livelihoods in Brazil Lionfish are now threatening ecosystems and livelihoods in Brazil

By Osmar J. Luiz/The Conversation

An elk grazing in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

The role of people in preserving nature, according to America’s National Parks docuseries The role of people in preserving nature, according to America’s National Parks docuseries

By Laura Baisas

A moth with wings extended outward lands on a flower.

This massively underrated pollinator needs your help This massively underrated pollinator needs your help

By Laura Baisas

These species were discovered in museum collections. They might already be extinct.

These species were discovered in museum collections. They might already be extinct. These species were discovered in museum collections. They might already be extinct.

By Katarina Zimmer / Undark

This fake beach is a magnet for tourists—and peaceful endangered sharks

This fake beach is a magnet for tourists—and peaceful endangered sharks This fake beach is a magnet for tourists—and peaceful endangered sharks

By Dag Goering/Hakai Magazine

Colorado River low water levels after drought and evaporation in Lake Powell, Utah, seen from above

Every drop of the Colorado River counts. So what about evaporation? Every drop of the Colorado River counts. So what about evaporation?

A sloth hangs in a tree in Costa Rica. The mammals have the slowest digestive system of any animal on Earth. It can take sloths two weeks to digest an entire meal, and they sleep about 20 hours a day to conserve energy.

Sloth schedules are surprisingly flexible Sloth schedules are surprisingly flexible

By Laura Baisas

Scientists and Indigenous people team up to build a kelp seed bank

Scientists and Indigenous people team up to build a kelp seed bank Scientists and Indigenous people team up to build a kelp seed bank

By Natalia Mesa/Hakai Magazine

A sign that reads "Protect Our Waters" outside of the US Supreme Court before a rally to call for protection of the Clean Water Act on October 3, 2022. As the term began, the court was hearing arguments in the case of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency.

Wetlands lose some environmental protections in new Supreme Court ruling Wetlands lose some environmental protections in new Supreme Court ruling

By Laura Baisas

The sun over the ocean. Over 5,000 species could be at risk if deep sea mining begins in the Pacific Ocean's Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

A deep sea mining zone in the remote Pacific is also a goldmine of unique species A deep sea mining zone in the remote Pacific is also a goldmine of unique species

By Laura Baisas