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Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday present is… a parasitic wasp

By Margherita Bassi

Close up of magic mushrooms in the palm of someone's hand

Magic mushrooms make mean fish lazier and more chill

Close up of oyster shells

Want stronger concrete? Just add oysters.

Photo of the Pope Leo moth with dark orange wings broken up by white bands

New moth species named for Pope Leo

Purple martin in flight

370 million birds will migrate tonight

Close up of speartooth shark

Endangered Species

Shark lasers could help save vulnerable species

two eaglet chicks in a nest

How to tell Jackie and Shadow’s chicks, Sandy and Luna, apart

By Laura Baisas

a toucan with a colorful green, orange, and red beak and yellow and black feathers

14 toucans found inside a car dashboard complete rehab

By Margherita Bassi

a whale breaching with a bridge in view

‘Save Willy Act’ introduced in California to help save whales in Bay Area

By Margherita Bassi

a grizzly bear in the woods

CAUTION: That dead elk in Yellowstone could be grizzly bear bait

By Margherita Bassi

A green parrot stands outside of its cage looking at a young boy with brown hair wearing a pink shirt.

Why parrots talk like humans

By Popular Science Team

two eaglets on a nest

Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets’ names announced: Say hello to Sandy and Luna

By Laura Baisas

small kitten sitting on a golden retriever's head.

Why some cats love dogs—despite the risk

By Clarissa Brincat

a brown bear eating a piece of salmon in a river

Fat Bear Week champion Chunk spotted taking a stroll in Alaska

By Laura Baisas

a chicken with brown and white stripes and large orange sacks on the sides of its head

A rare prairie chicken shakes his butt all day to attract ladies

By Laura Baisas

Rough thicktail scorpion (Parabuthus raudus). Paratuthus scorpions' venom is quick-acting, so they do not need to rely as much on their pincers to capture prey.

Metal-reinforced scorpions evolved to kill

bird with grass on its face

18 silly finalists from the Comedy Wildlife People’s Choice Awards

By Popular Science Team

a yellow glider in the ocean

The ‘Waymo of the sea’ tracks sperm whale conversations

By Laura Baisas

sea lion on pier

How to watch Chonkers, the 2,000-pound sea lion live from San Francisco

By Laura Baisas

Chonkers the Steller sea lion sleeping along side other, much smaller California sea lions

Endangered Species

Chonkers the 2,000-pound sea lion is making waves in San Francisco Bay