Latest Wildlife Stories
Behold the mighty elephant bird, blindly crashing through the Madagascan forest
These plants bring all the birds to your yard
Black widow spiders could teach nanomaterial experts a thing or two
Some hummingbirds hit notes so high, only a dog could hear them
Our favorite finalists from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
Flames aren’t the only danger firefighters face. Sometimes, there’s a bear.
Drunk birds are wreaking havoc in Minnesota
The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales
Megapixels: A moth drinks tears from a bird’s eye
These lizards are the holy grail of herpetology—they’re also targets in the illegal wildlife trade
Scientists followed a leatherback turtle through Hurricane Florence—here’s what they saw
Our seasons are out of whack, which is really bad for migratory birds
How we found a beautiful new species of snailfish deep beneath the sea
We trained crows to pick up garbage, but can we teach ourselves?
Inside America’s largest collection of stuffed endangered animals
Itsy bitsy spider robots might crawl around inside you one day
What I learned from getting covered in whale snot
The fate of future endangered species could hinge on a semantic argument
The first underwater film was lost for decades—until now
These are the best bird photographs of 2018
Cuba’s pristine reefs are ideal for spotting great hammerhead sharks
These animals will self-amputate arms, legs, and even sex organs to survive
This map shows where commercial fishing boats and sharks butt heads
The U.S. protects alpha predators, but its most famous shark hunter isn’t out of business yet
Here are 10 plants and animals that might have gone extinct without the Endangered Species Act
How (and why) to teach a polar bear to walk on a treadmill
How whale corpses feed ocean floors
Arachnids may sense electrical fields to gain a true spidey sense
Why biologists are so excited to find a bunch of puny manta rays
Koko, the beloved gorilla who communicated through sign-language, dies at age 46
Everything you think you know about bald eagles is wrong
Yes, a tax bill can—and likely will—spoil America’s most pristine wildlife refuge
Spiders are secretly great roommates
Scientists just discovered 125 million-year-old dinosaur dandruff
How modern-day dinosaurs survived the apocalypse
Scientists taught a spider how to jump so they can one day do the same for robots
Russian cuckoos are taking over Alaska
This albatross couple adopted a baby of another species
Drones can take scientists to strange new places—like inside whale snot
You’d have to give birth to a 30-pound baby to truly know how a kiwi bird feels
Rising temperatures are opening new territories for venomous creatures—including your backyard
Bat echolocation could help us understand ADHD
A new study on whales suggests Darwin didn’t quite get it right
Puffins are donning sexy little sunglasses in the name of science
These fish build group homes that double as devious shrimp traps
Look to large bodies to understand long life spans
This little baby bird lived 127 million years ago and died the size of your pinky
Bats help grow our crops, but climate change has them on the move
Americans used to eat pigeon all the time—and it could be making a comeback
What if hibernating animals formed an orchestra and performed a symphony about their winter’s sleep?
A fish that barely sleeps could help turn humans into all-night party animals
Meet the birds that work as wingmen for other males
This year’s Super Bowl stadium is an avian death trap
Listen to this orca saying ‘hello’—for science!
This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine
These bird feathers are so black your eyes can’t focus on them
Most male Emperor penguins fast for 115 days—but a few of them may sneak snacks
Seagulls are eating all of our garbage
The world’s fastest shark is no match for a sack of flaccid hagfish skin
This human-sized penguin isn’t even the largest ancient penguin we know about
Humans may be scaring narwhals to death
This new, duck-like dinosaur is so wacky scientists thought it was fake
Local knowledge can save endangered animals
Cecil the Lion’s infamous death didn’t actually do much to change trophy-hunting laws