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an adult eagle tends to two chicks on a nest
Environment

Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets officially named: Meet Sunny and Gizmo

By Laura Baisas

The Greater mouse-tailed bat flies through the night sky, searching for insects
Environment

How bats avoid crashing into one another

By Laura Baisas

one brown horse and one black horse run along green fields in iceland
Environment

Scientists discover why horses are such exceptional athletes

By Lauren Leffer

Venus fly trap wasp encased in amber
Science

This ancient ‘Venus fly-trap’ wasp used its butt to kill

By Andrew Paul

an baby orca surfaces behind its mother
Environment

Baby orca is a descendent of a whale almost sold to SeaWorld in 1976

By Laura Baisas

three elephants crossing a river
Environment

Elephants avoid wasting energy during their epic journeys

By Laura Baisas

a hummingbird with blue, green, purple, and white feathers sucks nectar out of a yellow flower
Environment

Baby hummingbird appears to mimic caterpillar to avoid death

By Laura Baisas

two baby eagles in a nest
Environment

Help Jackie and Shadow name their bald eagle chicks

By Annie Colbert

a deer with its mouth open stands in downpouring rain
Environment

11 brilliant images from the British Wildlife Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

Mako shark swimming with orange octopus on its back
Environment

Shark’s ‘mystery hat’ turns out to be a giant octopus

By Andrew Paul

a small bird with yellow plumage stands on a branch with its mouth wide open
Environment

Traffic noise is making these Galápagos birds more aggressive

By Laura Baisas

Penguins on an ice sheet in Antarctica
Environment

 A small amount of penguin poop is enough to spook krill

By Andrew Paul

four Budgerigars sit on a stick on plain background
Environment

We finally know how parrots ‘talk’

By Lauren Leffer

a green iguana sitting at the base of a palm tree
Environment

After a 5,000-mile float, these iguanas probably set an ocean record

By Laura Baisas

The misfortune of some brings happiness to others, and for these polar bears, the death of a whale in east Greenland heralded a royal feast. Attracted by the smell, more than sixty bears were recorded in the area. However, their behaviour was almost benevolent, possibly due to the abundance of food.
Environment

11 fascinating wildlife images from the Sony World Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

two baby eagles
Environment

Live cam bald eagles lost 1 of 3 chicks after snowstorm

By Annie Colbert

Cougar kitten next to car tire in the snow
Environment

Cougar cubs spotted in Michigan for first time in over a century

By Andrew Paul

a baby lion cub plays with its mother's tail
Environment

17 delightful Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards outtakes

By Popular Science Team

an illustration of a black rodent-like early mammal with a membrane like a flying squirrel flying through a forest
Science

Early mammals were all one color, study suggests

By Lauren Leffer

Artistic reconstruction of the terrestrial ecological landscape before the end Permian mass extinction based on fossil palynomorphs, plants, and tetrapods recovered, as well as sedimentological data from the South Taodonggou Section
Science

The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction

By Laura Baisas