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a brown dog ups up onto a tree and sniffs it, while its human handler points to what it is sniffing
Environment

Sniffing dogs join the fight against invasive spotted lanternflies

By Laura Baisas

a strange fish with a blob on its head sits on a rock
Environment

27 new, exciting, and blobby species discovered in the Peruvian rainforest

By Laura Baisas

A Sombrero ground lizard (Pholidoscelis corvinus) photographed on Sombrero Island in June 2021. This species is endemic to the Carribbean island.
Environment

Population of nearly extinct lizard grows 16X in only six years

By Laura Baisas

An Andean bear at the nature reserve Bioparque Wakata, in Briceno municipality near Bogota, Colombia, on June 21, 2023.
Environment

Shy ‘Paddington’ bears need more plants to survive

By Laura Baisas

a hand touching grass
Environment

What happens to our bodies when we touch grass

By Kathy Willis

a female mountain lion walks at night with some kittens behind her
Environment

Mountain lions in Los Angeles become night owls to avoid humans

By Laura Baisas

Pocket gopher emerging from burrow
Environment

How a crew of gophers helped Mount St. Helens bounce back

By Andrew Paul

a lone coyote in a forest looks into a camera lense
Environment

Coyotes appear to be thriving under pressure

By Laura Baisas

a bat with brown, black, and white fur and open eyes
Environment

Robert Battinson, Batlor Swift, and more face off in Bat Beauty Contest

By Laura Baisas

Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell scaling Devil's Climb in Alaska
Environment

Rock climbing legend Alex Honnold talks his Devil’s Climb, Google Maps, and biking with wild horses

By Andrew Paul

a small frog with light green coloring and dark spots sits on a green leaf
Environment

Seven new frog species named for their ‘Star Trek’-esque calls

By Laura Baisas

a condor, a large bird with black plumage, stands near a creek
Environment

4 endangered California condors will be released into the wild

By Laura Baisas

three species of crane stand in tall grass. the first has grey, black and white plumage and is the tallest. the second has mostly white plumage. the last one is small with gray plumage.
Environment

Cranes can migrate 4,000 miles, but that’s not the hard part

By Laura Baisas

a small baby pygmy hippopotamus sits on the ground
Environment

Humans likely wiped out Cyprus’ tiny hippos and elephants in record time

By Laura Baisas

a bunch of yellow bananas
Environment

Bananas are at risk of extinction, but scientists have a plan

By Laura Baisas

a group of earthworms in rich, dark soil
Environment

Hear the ‘rave’-like sounds of a healthy soil

By Laura Baisas

a spotted cat walks through a mountain region at night
Animals

Rare, endangered ocelot caught on camera

By Laura Baisas

Two black morels in spring are well camouflaged on the forest floor
DIY

How to start forest farming: Grow delicious food in the woods

By Alisha McDarris

an orange, black, and white monarch butterfly on a pink milkweed flower
Animals

How everyone can help monarch butterflies

By Laura Baisas

a firefly with its bottom half illuminated
Environment

A new theory on why fireflies glow—and why they need help

By Laura Baisas