Can birds smell? This ornithologist is debunking a long-standing myth. By Danielle J. Whittaker / Feb 28, 2022
A 500-pound black bear keeps breaking into California homes. What’s next? By Hannah Seo / Feb 22, 2022
Secrets from zoo polar bears could help conservation efforts in the wild By Maggie Galloway / Feb 7, 2022
Snowy weather could determine life or death for Wisconsin’s poached gray wolves By Kate Baggaley / Feb 2, 2022
June was probably a terrible month to be a dinosaur. Here’s how we know. By Michael J. Benton / The Conversation / Jan 27, 2022
This anglerfish has mastered a trick to light up the depths of the Pacific Ocean By Lauren J. Young / Jan 27, 2022
Baleen whales have an ‘oral plug’ to help them guzzle down food without choking By Kate Baggaley / Jan 24, 2022
Hurricanes have cost Louisiana fisheries at least half a billion dollars since 2020 By Bob McNally/Outdoor Life / Jan 21, 2022
Fish brains provide insight on how humans store memories By Don Arnold / The Conversation / Jan 11, 2022
These bird species are most likely to contaminate our fruits and veggies By Nikita Amir / Jan 9, 2022
Nutrient-rich fish are thriving in a coral graveyard off the coast of Africa By Sara Kiley Watson / Jan 8, 2022
Does South Africa still need private rhino breeders to fight poaching? By Ed Stoddard/Undark / Dec 10, 2021
The salmon of 2100 will have new habitat: the remains of melted glaciers By Kate Baggaley / Dec 9, 2021
Fish sounds tell us about underwater reefs—but we need better tech to really listen By Charlotte Hu / Dec 9, 2021
Wildlife officials are taking radical steps to save Florida’s starving manatees By Hannah Seo / Dec 8, 2021
This 30-pound eagle would take down 400-pound prey and dig through their organs By Margo Milanowski / Dec 3, 2021
An extremely rare mammal decided to crash in a Colorado garage By Sage Marshall/Field & Stream / Nov 14, 2021
When female finches fail to find mates, they dump their eggs and move on By Margo Milanowski / Nov 5, 2021
This Italian fishing town has one wriggly (and delicious) target By Simon Bajada/Saveur / Oct 31, 2021
Ancient humans might have bred one of the scariest birds on the planet By Elana Spivack / Oct 8, 2021
This annual starling murmuration is so dense it’s called ‘The Black Sun’ By Chris Iovenko / Oct 8, 2021
The best ways to wrangle, repel, and just get snakes out of your home By Natalie Wallington / Oct 1, 2021
Parasitic birds like cuckoos seem to target victims who can’t see well By Kate Baggaley / Sep 29, 2021
This 120-million-year-old bird may have been one of the first to shake its tail feathers By Kate Baggaley / Sep 17, 2021
A rare humpback whale ‘megapod’ was spotted snacking off the Australian coast By Hannah Seo / Sep 14, 2021
Humans are pushing into animals’ homes, but nature is as rebellious as ever By Sara Kiley Watson / Sep 14, 2021
These female hummingbirds don flashy male feathers to avoid unwanted harassment By Grace Wade / Aug 26, 2021
Our four-legged ancestors evolved from sea to land astonishingly quickly By Philip Kiefer / Aug 23, 2021