Wildlife(Page 26)

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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

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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

These spiders make protein-packed milk for their young

These spiders make protein-packed milk for their young

By Jillian Mock

Behold the mighty elephant bird, blindly crashing through the Madagascan forest

Behold the mighty elephant bird, blindly crashing through the Madagascan forest

By Sara Chodosh

chickadee eating caterpillar

These plants bring all the birds to your yard

Black widow spiders could teach nanomaterial experts a thing or two

Black widow spiders could teach nanomaterial experts a thing or two

By Charlie Wood

Some hummingbirds hit notes so high, only a dog could hear them

Some hummingbirds hit notes so high, only a dog could hear them

By Jillian Mock

Flames aren’t the only danger firefighters face. Sometimes, there’s a bear.

Flames aren’t the only danger firefighters face. Sometimes, there’s a bear.

By Mary Beth Griggs

Drunk birds are wreaking havoc in Minnesota

Drunk birds are wreaking havoc in Minnesota

By Charlie Wood

The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales

The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales

By Jillian Mock

Megapixels: A moth drinks tears from a bird’s eye

Megapixels: A moth drinks tears from a bird’s eye

By Jillian Mock

These lizards are the holy grail of herpetology—they’re also targets in the illegal wildlife trade

These lizards are the holy grail of herpetology—they’re also targets in the illegal wildlife trade

By Rachel Love Nuwer

a satellite view of hurricane florence

Scientists followed a leatherback turtle through Hurricane Florence—here’s what they saw

By Mary Beth Griggs

Sandhill cranes dancing at sunset

Our seasons are out of whack, which is really bad for migratory birds

By Neel V. Patel

How we found a beautiful new species of snailfish deep beneath the sea

How we found a beautiful new species of snailfish deep beneath the sea

By Thomas Linley and Alan Jamieson/The Conversation

We trained crows to pick up garbage, but can we teach ourselves?

We trained crows to pick up garbage, but can we teach ourselves?

Inside America’s largest collection of stuffed endangered animals

Endangered Species

Inside America’s largest collection of stuffed endangered animals

By Bart Vandever

a tiny robot next to a penny

Itsy bitsy spider robots might crawl around inside you one day

The fate of future endangered species could hinge on a semantic argument

Endangered Species

The fate of future endangered species could hinge on a semantic argument

The first underwater film was lost for decades—until now

The first underwater film was lost for decades—until now

By Anna Brooks and Tom McNamara

Cuba’s pristine reefs are ideal for spotting great hammerhead sharks

Cuba’s pristine reefs are ideal for spotting great hammerhead sharks

These animals will self-amputate arms, legs, and even sex organs to survive

These animals will self-amputate arms, legs, and even sex organs to survive

This map shows where commercial fishing boats and sharks butt heads

Mark the Shark Quartiano

The U.S. protects alpha predators, but its most famous shark hunter isn’t out of business yet

By Andrew Zaleski

Endangered Species

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 (and why) to teach a polar bear to walk on a treadmill

How whale corpses feed ocean floors

How whale corpses feed ocean floors

By Eleanor Cummins

spider on a flower

Arachnids may sense electrical fields to gain a true spidey sense

manta ray swims through Flower Garden Banks

Endangered Species

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

Koko, the beloved gorilla who communicated through sign-language, dies at age 46

Everything you think you know about bald eagles is wrong

By Sara Chodosh

Yes, a tax bill can—and likely will—spoil America’s most pristine wildlife refuge

Yes, a tax bill can—and likely will—spoil America’s most pristine wildlife refuge

By Lauren Steele

Spiders are secretly great roommates

Spiders are secretly great roommates

By Matt Bertone/The Conversation

Scientists just discovered 125 million-year-old dinosaur dandruff

Scientists just discovered 125 million-year-old dinosaur dandruff

By Neel V. Patel

How modern-day dinosaurs survived the apocalypse

How modern-day dinosaurs survived the apocalypse

Scientists taught a spider how to jump so they can one day do the same for robots

Scientists taught a spider how to jump so they can one day do the same for robots

Russian cuckoos are taking over Alaska

Russian cuckoos are taking over Alaska

This albatross couple adopted a baby of another species

This albatross couple adopted a baby of another species

By Kim Steutermann Rogers

Drones can take scientists to strange new places—like inside whale snot

By Jessica Boddy