Wildlife(Page 25)

The latest on the fascinating flora and fauna of our planet.

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two fish side by side with one poking a bone into the other, but in a sexy way

This ancient bony fish was a sexual pioneer

By Rachel Feltman

Releasing a redfish

Releasing a caught fish isn’t as simple as tossing it overboard

By Capt. Spud Woodward/Sportfishing Mag

peregrine falcon staring into camera

One of the most important laws protecting birds in the US just got gutted

jackass penguins

Jackass penguins talk like people

By Kate Baggaley

Diego the giant tortoise at a captive-breeding facility

Endangered Species

Did a high sex drive really save the giant tortoise from extinction?

artist rendition of jellyfish with implants

Bionic jellyfish can swim three times faster

By Kate Baggaley

For polar bears contending with climate change, it’s ‘survival of the fattest’

For polar bears contending with climate change, it’s ‘survival of the fattest’

By Dan Nosowitz

walking shark on the seafloor

These adorable sharks have evolved to walk across the seafloor

By Kate Baggaley

arctic terns flying against clouds with person silhouetted against background

Endangered Species

Marine parks need to move along with the animals they’re protecting

Lionfish underwater

This harpoon-throwing robot is designed to hunt destructive lionfish

By Sara Kiley Watson

African grey parrot.

For some African grey parrots, sharing is caring

By Sara Kiley Watson

a hummingbird on a tree

Hummingbirds get their wild coloring from ‘air-filled pancakes’ in their feathers

By Kate Baggaley

cuttlefish with 3D glasses

Cuttlefish perceive depth—and they wore 3D glasses to prove it

By Sara Kiley Watson

A packed canoe on the shore in Bowron Lake Provincial Park, of Canada.

The 10 best canoe trips in the U.S. and Canada

By Ben Duchesney/Field & Stream

Our best bet against tick infestations might be fire

Our best bet against tick infestations might be fire

By Ellen Airhart

Antietam National Battlefield

Countries can salvage places scarred by the horrors of war

By Todd Lookingbill and Peter Smallwood/The Conversation

A vulture perched in a tree.

Vultures are going extinct because people won’t stop consuming their brains

By Cathleen O'Grady/Undark

Female vampire bats regurgitate bloody dinners for their starving girlfriends

Female vampire bats regurgitate bloody dinners for their starving girlfriends

Finally, some good news about humpback whales

Finally, some good news about humpback whales

What’s big, lives underwater, and fights climate change with its body and booty? Whale give you one guess.

What’s big, lives underwater, and fights climate change with its body and booty? Whale give you one guess.

By Sara Kiley Watson

A fox attacking a marmot

The most astonishing wildlife photos of 2019 range from meme-able to political

All hail Holly, the queen of Fat Bear Week

All hail Holly, the queen of Fat Bear Week

a closeup of a male black Homalictus achrostu

Endangered Species

These newly discovered iridescent bees are already at risk of extinction

We’ve lost almost 3 billion birds in the U.S. and Canada since 1970

We’ve lost almost 3 billion birds in the U.S. and Canada since 1970

Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists

Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists

The best wildlife photos of the year remind us that nature is amazing—and brutal

The best wildlife photos of the year remind us that nature is amazing—and brutal

By PopSci Editors

Turns out there’s a shocking number of electric eels, and some could give off 1,000 volts

Turns out there’s a shocking number of electric eels, and some could give off 1,000 volts

How to survive a grizzly encounter

How to survive a grizzly encounter

By Alisha McDarris

Mammoth ivory may be bad for elephants—but should it be banned?

Mammoth ivory may be bad for elephants—but should it be banned?

By Rachel Nuwer/Undark

Extreme weather is making these spiders extra feisty

Extreme weather is making these spiders extra feisty

By Sara Chodosh

Trump is attacking the Endangered Species Act when we need it most

Endangered Species

Trump is attacking the Endangered Species Act when we need it most

Congratulations to new penguin dads Skipper and Ping

Congratulations to new penguin dads Skipper and Ping

By Rachel Feltman

This three-foot-tall parrot proves New Zealand is the mecca of giant weird birds

This three-foot-tall parrot proves New Zealand is the mecca of giant weird birds

By Sara Chodosh

Everything you need to know about shark bites

Everything you need to know about shark bites

By Gavin Naylor/The Conversation

Zebrafish could teach humans a lot about the science of sleep

Zebrafish could teach humans a lot about the science of sleep

By Donavyn Coffey

The Atlantic cod’s migratory supergene comes at a cost

The Atlantic cod’s migratory supergene comes at a cost

By Donavyn Coffey

The weirdest things we learned this week: Two sleeps are better than one

The weirdest things we learned this week: Two sleeps are better than one

By Popular Science Team

This probiotic is going to bat against a horrifying fungal plague

This probiotic is going to bat against a horrifying fungal plague

fish shoal close up

A 50-million-year-old school of fish is etched forever in this rare fossil

By Donavyn Coffey

chinook salmon ear stone otolith

The secret to saving salmon is lodged in their ears

This spider’s exoskeleton looks like a helmet for a very tiny alien

This spider’s exoskeleton looks like a helmet for a very tiny alien

By Alex Schwartz

Baby sharks are eating the birds that live in your backyard

Baby sharks are eating the birds that live in your backyard

By Jessica Boddy

With humans out of the way, Chernobyl’s wildlife thrives

With humans out of the way, Chernobyl’s wildlife thrives

By Germán Orizaola/The Conversation

Birds, bats, and beluga whales: An incomplete list of animal spies

Birds, bats, and beluga whales: An incomplete list of animal spies

By Eleanor Cummins

Old mascara wands are saving adorable Appalachian animals

Old mascara wands are saving adorable Appalachian animals

By Alex Schwartz

Four-legged whales once straddled land and sea

Four-legged whales once straddled land and sea

By Jan Hoole/The Conversation

Wind turbines do not cause cancer

Wind turbines do not cause cancer

By Kaitlin Sullivan

Dinosaur extinction is an unsolved mystery. This ancient fish may have swallowed some crucial evidence.

Dinosaur extinction is an unsolved mystery. This ancient fish may have swallowed some crucial evidence.

By Neel V. Patel

At the height of the Peruvian guano boom, people mined poop instead of gold

At the height of the Peruvian guano boom, people mined poop instead of gold

By Alice Outwater

Puffy unicorn stickers could save millions of migrating birds each year

Puffy unicorn stickers could save millions of migrating birds each year

By Jessica Boddy

Sun bears mimic faces just like us, and it’s raising some eyebrows

Sun bears mimic faces just like us, and it’s raising some eyebrows

By Jessica Boddy

Warblers live longer with a little child-rearing help from their friends

Warblers live longer with a little child-rearing help from their friends

By Eleanor Cummins

Southern California’s mountain lions might soon go extinct

Endangered Species

Southern California’s mountain lions might soon go extinct

Stormtrooper spider Stormtroopis discovery species Star Wars

These clone-like, Colombian spiders are named for Star Wars’ Storm Troopers

By Eleanor Cummins

Endangered Species

The endangered species list is full of ghosts

polar bear on sea shore

Climate change is pushing desperate polar bears, kangaroos, and other wildlife into human territory

By Niki Rust/The Conversation

Spider glowing eyes geology paleontology

Megapixels: This fossilized spider’s eyes are still glowing 110 million years later

By Eleanor Cummins

guillemot colony

20,000 birds just starved to death off the Dutch coast and no one knows why

By Sara Chodosh

A macaroni penguin takes a little snooze on a rock.

Penguins may have islands to thank for their diverse looks

By Jessica Boddy

Geese flock flying mechanics

How birds of a feather flock together

bird plane strike Miracle on the Hudson research science

It’s the 10th anniversary of the ‘Miracle on the Hudson.’ Here’s what we’ve learned since.

By Eleanor Cummins

a great tit perches on some foliage

Great tits are killing birds and eating their brains. Climate change may be to blame.

By Jessica Boddy

Close-up image of a polar bear underwater.

The inventors of the polar bear treadmill are back with a new scientific contraption

By Jillian Mock

Purple jellyfish float in the dark

The new jellyfish genome proves you don’t need weird genes to be a weirdo

By Charlie Wood