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An ostrich inspects eggs in a nest.

Environment

Troodons laid eggs in communal nests just like modern ostriches Troodons laid eggs in communal nests just like modern ostriches

By Laura Baisas

Scientists are finally getting into the rhythm of sea creatures’ lunar cycle

Science

Scientists are finally getting into the rhythm of sea creatures’ lunar cycle Scientists are finally getting into the rhythm of sea creatures’ lunar cycle

By Virat Markandeya/Knowable Magazine

Otters are back, but that doesn’t mean our rivers are safe

Environment

Otters are back, but that doesn’t mean our rivers are safe Otters are back, but that doesn’t mean our rivers are safe

By Carin Leong/Hakai Magazine

Lolita the killer whale performing its 40th anniversary performance at Miami Seaquarium.

Environment

After 50 years in captivity, Lolita the orca may be freed After 50 years in captivity, Lolita the orca may be freed

By Laura Baisas

Critically endangered right whales are losing the battle against fishing boats

Environment

Critically endangered right whales are losing the battle against fishing boats Critically endangered right whales are losing the battle against fishing boats

By Darren Incorvaia/Undark

Polycirrus onibi, a newly discovered marine worm that glows in the dark, was named after a creature from Japanese folklore.

Environment

These newly discovered bioluminescent sea worms are named after Japanese folklore These newly discovered bioluminescent sea worms are named after Japanese folklore

By Laura Baisas

A baby song thrush bird looks up from the forest floor.

Environment

Postmortem poop can teach us a lot about the avian gut microbiome Postmortem poop can teach us a lot about the avian gut microbiome

By Laura Baisas

The parking lot outside a Buc-ee’s store in Temple, Texas.

Environment

A 15-million-year-old beaver was just named after an iconic convenience store A 15-million-year-old beaver was just named after an iconic convenience store

By Laura Baisas

Bears can run at surprisingly fast speeds—here’s how they vary by species

Environment

Bears can run at surprisingly fast speeds—here’s how they vary by species Bears can run at surprisingly fast speeds—here’s how they vary by species

By Bill Heavey/Field & Stream

How can you tell a dolphin’s age? Check its freckles.

Environment

How can you tell a dolphin’s age? Check its freckles. How can you tell a dolphin’s age? Check its freckles.

By Marina Wang / Hakai Magazine

A white-tailed jackrabbit in it's winter white fur.

Environment

Jackrabbit’s color-changing fur may prepare them for climate change Jackrabbit’s color-changing fur may prepare them for climate change

By Laura Baisas

A Canada goose opening its mouth and spreading its wings to protect its nest and its mate behind it at the edge of a marshy area.

DIY

Read this if you’re too scared to walk past a goose Read this if you’re too scared to walk past a goose

By Alisha McDarris

It’s still a mystery how snails ended up scattered around the globe

Environment

It’s still a mystery how snails ended up scattered around the globe It’s still a mystery how snails ended up scattered around the globe

By Thom van Dooren/MIT Press Reader

A bug on a green leaf feeding on a caterpillar.

Environment

Save caterpillars by turning off your outdoor lights Save caterpillars by turning off your outdoor lights

By Laura Baisas

Birds sometimes hitch rides on ships—and it’s changing the way they migrate

Environment

Birds sometimes hitch rides on ships—and it’s changing the way they migrate Birds sometimes hitch rides on ships—and it’s changing the way they migrate

By Ute Eberle/Hakai Magazine

An illustration of Thylacosmilus atrox, an extinct marsupial with giant canine teeth,

Environment

With bulging eyes and a killer smile, this sabertooth was an absolute nightmare With bulging eyes and a killer smile, this sabertooth was an absolute nightmare

By Laura Baisas

America used to have its own lions. Where did they go?

Environment

America used to have its own lions. Where did they go? America used to have its own lions. Where did they go?

By Devon Bidal/Hakai Magazine

A Wedge-tailed Eagle, a large vulture native to Australia.

Environment

An extinct 10-foot-long eagle could pick up kangaroos with its terrifying talons An extinct 10-foot-long eagle could pick up kangaroos with its terrifying talons

By Laura Baisas

Red and speckled blue and black poison dart frog looking up from a light green leaf

Environment

Poisonous animals probably took their sweet time developing unappetizing bright colors Poisonous animals probably took their sweet time developing unappetizing bright colors

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Four male common fruit flies in a chain trying to mate with each other after being exposed to ozone air pollution

Science

Horny male fruit flies plunge into chaos when exposed to air pollution Horny male fruit flies plunge into chaos when exposed to air pollution

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Gorillas like to scramble their brains by spinning around really fast

Environment

Gorillas like to scramble their brains by spinning around really fast Gorillas like to scramble their brains by spinning around really fast

By Sara Kiley Watson

Moonlight will help inspire a Danish church’s wildlife-friendly design

Environment

Moonlight will help inspire a Danish church’s wildlife-friendly design Moonlight will help inspire a Danish church’s wildlife-friendly design

By Theo Nicitopoulos / Hakai Magazine

A stinky, 5,000-mile-long wad of seaweed is about to gunk up Florida’s beaches

Environment

A stinky, 5,000-mile-long wad of seaweed is about to gunk up Florida’s beaches A stinky, 5,000-mile-long wad of seaweed is about to gunk up Florida’s beaches

By Sara Kiley Watson

A black widow spider side by side with a brown widow spiders, a fellow species in the same genus, Latrodectus.

Environment

Black widows battle their even deadlier cousins in a brutal spider war Black widows battle their even deadlier cousins in a brutal spider war

By Laura Baisas

How growing antlers on mice could lead to new treatments for humans

Science

How growing antlers on mice could lead to new treatments for humans How growing antlers on mice could lead to new treatments for humans

By Travis Hall / Field&Stream

A warm of bees on a honeycomb.

Environment

Older bees teach younger bees the ‘waggle dance’ Older bees teach younger bees the ‘waggle dance’

By Laura Baisas

Butterfly cutouts painted with plasmonic paint hues against grass background

Technology

Butterfly-inspired ‘plasmonic paint’ could be brilliant for energy-efficient buildings Butterfly-inspired ‘plasmonic paint’ could be brilliant for energy-efficient buildings

This fossilized ‘ancient animal’ might be a bunch of old seaweed

Science

This fossilized ‘ancient animal’ might be a bunch of old seaweed This fossilized ‘ancient animal’ might be a bunch of old seaweed

By Sara Kiley Watson

Whitespotted eagle ray swimming in the ocean.

Environment

Scientists test different gear for protecting clams from ‘crunching’ rays Scientists test different gear for protecting clams from ‘crunching’ rays

By Laura Baisas

A worm at the bottom of a shot glass of Mezcal.

Science

What kind of worm is in your mezcal? What kind of worm is in your mezcal?

By Laura Baisas

A tiny fish is more genetically diverse than we thought. Here’s why that matters.

Environment

A tiny fish is more genetically diverse than we thought. Here’s why that matters. A tiny fish is more genetically diverse than we thought. Here’s why that matters.

By Brian Owens / Hakai Magazine

Three honeybees fly near a crocus in a field.

Environment

Like the first flying humans, honeybees use linear landmarks to navigate Like the first flying humans, honeybees use linear landmarks to navigate

By Laura Baisas

A pod of dolphins swimming together in blue water.

Environment

The ‘High-Seas Treaty’ to protect marine life in the open ocean finally makes progress The ‘High-Seas Treaty’ to protect marine life in the open ocean finally makes progress

By Laura Baisas

To lower food emissions, consider what your dinner ate

Environment

To lower food emissions, consider what your dinner ate To lower food emissions, consider what your dinner ate

By Carla Delgado

Two orca whales, one with it's head and flukes above the water and the other with its nose out of the water.

Environment

Toothed whales turned their vocal fry into a hunting superpower Toothed whales turned their vocal fry into a hunting superpower

By Laura Baisas

A giant lacewing as seen under a microscope. The insect is a moth relative with large wings.

Environment

A bug expert went shopping at Walmart—and made a historic insect discovery A bug expert went shopping at Walmart—and made a historic insect discovery

By Laura Baisas

The partner of one Caribbean flamingo helps it out in an argument with another pair.

Environment

Flamingoes have big personalities—and their friendships prove it Flamingoes have big personalities—and their friendships prove it

By Laura Baisas

A white-bellied woodstar hummingbird flying. Their colorful throat feathers are believed to help them find a mate.

Environment

This hybrid hummingbird’s colorful feathers are a genetic puzzle This hybrid hummingbird’s colorful feathers are a genetic puzzle

By Laura Baisas

Desert lionesses now reign over beaches on the Skeleton Coast

Environment

Desert lionesses now reign over beaches on the Skeleton Coast Desert lionesses now reign over beaches on the Skeleton Coast

By Ryan Truscott / Hakai Magazine

A glassy-winged sharpshooter rests on a leaf.

Environment

Watch these tiny bugs catapult urine with their butts Watch these tiny bugs catapult urine with their butts

By Laura Baisas

Beaver driving construction truck with logs on back to symbolize ecosystem engineer. Illustrated in purple, yellow, and brown.

Environment

Beavers, snails, and elephants are top grads from nature’s college of engineering Beavers, snails, and elephants are top grads from nature’s college of engineering

By Philip Kiefer

Camels and sharks have small, sneaky antibodies that can help fight human diseases

Health

Camels and sharks have small, sneaky antibodies that can help fight human diseases Camels and sharks have small, sneaky antibodies that can help fight human diseases

By Christina Szalinski / Knowable Magazine

Purple sea urchins clumped together in an urchin barren.

Environment

These urchin-eating sea stars might be helping us reduce carbon levels These urchin-eating sea stars might be helping us reduce carbon levels

An illustration of Hyneria udlezinye, a large, predatory fish, with smaller fish in the Waterloo Farm ecosystem in South Africa about 360 million years ago.

Environment

A gator-faced fish shaped like a torpedo stalked rivers 360 million years ago A gator-faced fish shaped like a torpedo stalked rivers 360 million years ago

By Laura Baisas

Several European spruce bark beetles on a dry piece of wood.

Environment

These beetles sniff out fungus-infected trees to find their next target These beetles sniff out fungus-infected trees to find their next target

By Laura Baisas

Human interactions can drastically change wolf pack dynamics

Environment

Human interactions can drastically change wolf pack dynamics Human interactions can drastically change wolf pack dynamics

By Kylie Mohr / High Country News

An open-source project makes it easier to spot rare fish eggs

Environment

An open-source project makes it easier to spot rare fish eggs An open-source project makes it easier to spot rare fish eggs

By Annie Roth / Hakai Magazine

An adult humpback whale surfaces above the water in eastern Australia.

Environment

A group of humpback whales is choosing violence A group of humpback whales is choosing violence

By Laura Baisas

A dark wooden bat house high up on the side of a gray two-story house.

DIY

Benefit your neighborhood bats with this DIY bat house Benefit your neighborhood bats with this DIY bat house

By Jean Levasseur

Watch the world’s fastest fish on an epic tuna hunt

Environment

Watch the world’s fastest fish on an epic tuna hunt Watch the world’s fastest fish on an epic tuna hunt

By Sage Marshall/Field & Stream

A large group of red and orange jellyfish floating in blue water.

Health

A jellyfish sting treatment that actually works A jellyfish sting treatment that actually works

By Sara Chodosh

Hand holding up drone disguised within taxidermy bird body

Technology

Researchers are stuffing drones into taxidermy birds to make them seem more ‘natural’ Researchers are stuffing drones into taxidermy birds to make them seem more ‘natural’

A European hedgehog on a road with a yellow flower.

Environment

Why Danish citizen scientists were on a quest to find the oldest European hedgehog Why Danish citizen scientists were on a quest to find the oldest European hedgehog

By Laura Baisas

A mother chimpanzee with her offspring, which she may teach her style of handclasping.

Environment

Popular chimpanzees set hand-holding trends for the whole group Popular chimpanzees set hand-holding trends for the whole group

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A woma pythron, a large, nocturnal species of snake on the ground by a piece of wood.

Environment

Snakes can actually hear really well Snakes can actually hear really well

By Laura Baisas

A Eurasian lynch perches in a fallen tree in a forest.

Environment

The endangered Eurasian lynx might never recover fully in France The endangered Eurasian lynx might never recover fully in France

By Laura Baisas

Millions of dead crabs ended up in the deep sea. Scientists still aren’t sure why.

Environment

Millions of dead crabs ended up in the deep sea. Scientists still aren’t sure why. Millions of dead crabs ended up in the deep sea. Scientists still aren’t sure why.

By Fanni Szakal / Hakai Magazine

Bird intelligence researcher in maroon shirt with flock of captive Goffin's cockatoos on his arms and head

Environment

These clever cockatoos carry around toolkits to get to food faster These clever cockatoos carry around toolkits to get to food faster

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Two giraffes on a sunny day with one looking directly at the viewer.

Environment

Why giraffe sex is a tall order and hinges on pee Why giraffe sex is a tall order and hinges on pee

By Laura Baisas

How hunting deer became a battle cry in conservation

Environment

How hunting deer became a battle cry in conservation How hunting deer became a battle cry in conservation

By Brian Payton / Hakai Magazine

Two orca whales swim in the ocean with mountains in the distance.

Environment

Raising male offspring comes at a high price for orca mothers Raising male offspring comes at a high price for orca mothers

By Laura Baisas

A flock of chickens, including five hens and rooster, peck at a backyard

DIY

6 things to know before deciding to raise backyard chickens 6 things to know before deciding to raise backyard chickens

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

The secrets to fighting the next pandemic could be in fruit bats

Environment

The secrets to fighting the next pandemic could be in fruit bats The secrets to fighting the next pandemic could be in fruit bats

By Jim Robbins / KHN

Underwater snake robot from MIT

Technology

This robot eel could be the start of a new breed of ‘voxel’ robots This robot eel could be the start of a new breed of ‘voxel’ robots