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A ringworm mosquito (Culiseta annulata) is seen on a control monitor connected to a microscope in the laboratory for mosquito monitoring at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) on the island of Riems in Germany.

Iceland was the only country in the world without mosquitos—now they’ve found three

By Margherita Bassi

a rattlesnake with an open mouth bearing its fangs

How snake bites really work

By Laura Baisas

Close up of bearded dragon against black background

Reptile ‘pee crystals’ might help treat kidney stones and gout

A red cusk-eel burrowed in among tubeworms at a methane seep off the coast of El Quisco in central Chile. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute

Tiny spider crabs snack on parasites from Chile’s favorite fish

World’s only flightless parrot doing okay against ‘crusty bum’ disease

By Laura Baisas

Big bison in the National Park on the shore of a lake or river

This national park uses helicopters for bison round-up duty

A family of grizzly bears, including a mother and three cubs

18 triumphant images from the 1839 Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

Security camera footage of bear entering grocery store in Japan

Bears have attacked over 100 people in Japan since March

a lemur in a tree

Lemurs keep evolving new species, even after 50 million years

By Margherita Bassi

Close up of stink bug on leaf

These stink bugs use cordycep-like fungus to fend off parasitic wasps

a baby sea turtle crawling on sand

Endangered Species

Green sea turtle no longer Endangered

By Laura Baisas

ASU marine biologist and conservation scientist Jesse Senko fishes a solar-powered illuminated net off the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Endangered Species

Saving sea turtles with solar-powered fishing nets

By Laura Baisas

bat hanging upside down from tree branch at night

Why do bats spread so many diseases? They’re evolutionary marvels.

a lobster with orange and black coloring

Rare 1-in-30-million calico lobster makes her spooky debut

By Laura Baisas

a group of bird surround a rhino

13 stunning and award-winning black and white photographs

By Popular Science Team

two baby rabbits sit in an open box with grass

Endangered Species

15 baby rabbits born at an NYC zoo released in New England

By Margherita Bassi

Research team lowering Redwing submersible into ocean from a boat

Self-piloting submarine set to begin historic mission to circle Earth’s oceans

Greater noctule bat mid-flight

Europe’s biggest bat captures and devours birds while flying

two baby komodo dragons

Endangered Species

These butter-sized hatchlings will someday be the biggest lizards on Earth

By Margherita Bassi

three birds crowding around a white foraging puzzle

Young birds get by with a little help from their…siblings

By Laura Baisas

Smelt fish under ice. Fish spawning in river. Pacific smelt

Fake fish blood may save your ice cream from freezer burn

Front and rear view of small porcelain crab

Newly discovered deep-sea lanternshark glows in the waters near Australia

a bird with aqua green feathers and red feathers that look like cheeks

Explore a bird database with 11,500 species

By Margherita Bassi

a purple octopus on the bottom of the ocean

13 inspiring photos of thriving deep-sea animals

By Popular Science Team

Close up view of bearded vulture

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts

an older couple holding hands as the sun sets

Women really do live longer than men. Here’s why.

By Laura Baisas

A reconstruction of Breugnathair elgolensis

Cat-sized Jurassic reptile had the jaws of a python

Pippistrellus etula bat on tree branch

1,500th discovered bat species is a ‘god of the island’

group of king penguins emerging from the ocean on a cloudy day

15 gorgeous images from the 2025 Bird Photographer of the Year awards

By Popular Science Team

Several starfish hang out on a cream-colored piece of discarded metal under the sea.

Sunken WWII bombs make a surprising home for sea life

Schimpanse Chimpanzee Pan t. troglodytes Adult weiblich female mit Jungtieren with youngs spielend playing Vorkommen: Africa Afrika

Wild chimps consume the equivalent of two glasses of wine a day

By Margherita Bassi

a sea otter with its paw on its head

6 fun photos to celebrate Sea Otter Awareness week

By Popular Science Team

a squirrel on a tree branch

‘Attack squirrel’ sends two people to the ER

By Margherita Bassi

several rescue technicians hold a stranded dolphin in a net before releasing it

11 dolphins stranded in Cape Cod rescued by nonprofit

By Margherita Bassi

a great white shark biting an orange test fabric

Shark bite-resistant wetsuits could save lives

By Laura Baisas

Homo habilis mandible shown with the two tooth pits that were documented and magnified separately.

Leopards may have feasted on our earliest ancestors

Three leopard sharks mating in water

Endangered Species

First-ever footage of leopard shark sex shows an unexpected trio

an orcar breeches the water as two humans look on

14 winning images from the Ocean Photographer of the Year awards

By Popular Science Team

Pile of fall leaves with fan rake on lawn

The pros and cons of not raking leaves

By Debbie Wolfe

a small, brown prairie dog popping out of a hole

Tiny prairie dogs’ poop play a mighty role in grasslands

By Margherita Bassi

a red panda in a tree

Endangered Species

11 adorable photos of red pandas to celebrate International Red Panda Day

By Popular Science Team

Side by side comparisons of a blue jay, green jay, and a hybrid between the two birds with green plummage and a blue head

First known wild ‘grue jay’ hybrid spotted in Texas

fake spider webs for halloween

Beware! Your Halloween decorations could be a nightmare for wildlife

By Margherita Bassi

Red Hind Grouper in coral reef

Eavesdropping on grunting groupers reveals how the fish communicate

Coral formation with long branches that make it look like Chewbacca

New species of coral named after Chewbacca

a map showing where birds are migrating

262 million birds forecast to take to the skies tonight

By Laura Baisas

A black and white American Oystercatcher feeds a chick a mollusk with its long orange beak. Out of focus, rocks and sea surround the scene

18 majestic images from the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

Close up of Australian sleepy lizard with its mouth open on the ground outdoors

A zookeeper’s burnt lunch revealed a lizard’s secret survival skill

a vet examining a seagull wrapped in a towel with a fishing bobber stuck in its mouth

Seagull survives swallowing a giant fish hook–thanks to local vets

By Laura Baisas

two leopards fighting

15 striking images from the Black and White Photo Awards 2025

By Popular Science Team

a scalloped hammerhead shark swimming in the pacific

Endangered Species

Endangered shark meat keeps ending up on store shelves

By Laura Baisas

Matador bug and a leaf-footed bug with impressive, large, colorful flags on its hind tibia.

This bug uses ‘red flags’ to tell predators to buzz off

By Laura Baisas

A mating pair of octopuses with one of the animals raising its arm up

Octopus arms are the animal kingdom’s most flexible

By Laura Baisas

a leopard seal on an ice flow with its mouth open

Leopard seals sing like the Beatles

By Avery Schluyer Nunn

a baby koala in a tree

Endangered Species

First koala chlamydia vaccine approved

By Laura Baisas

Cobra on plain background

It took half a century to solve the mystery of Missouri’s deadly snake panic

By Popular Science Team

A green chameleon on branch extending tongue to catch an insect

A chameleon’s ‘ballistic tongue’ may inspire blood clot-clearing robots

a turtle hatchling on a large pile of brown seaweed

Sea turtle hatchlings struggle through a smelly seaweed maze

By Laura Baisas

a large, flat head catfish with an open mouth

Monster catfish and its creepy smile invade PA rivers

By Laura Baisas

a close up of a bee on a bright green leaf

Bees have thousands of eyes

By Margherita Bassi

a buck howling into the sky

15 enchanting images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards

By Popular Science Team

a vulture with a white feathers on its body and black, red, white, red, and yellow feathers near its beak

11 majestic photos of vultures for International Vulture Awareness Day

By Popular Science Team

A small-billed elaenia perched on the El Jumeal dam in Argentina

A rare South American bird took a wrong turn towards Florida

By Margherita Bassi

a fish with bright blue markings swim in a tank

A rainbow of fish dazzles in New Jersey

By Laura Baisas