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Mother and baby killer whale swimming in ocean with mountains in the background.

These killer whales go through menopause

Protecting wildlife starts with securing land for animals to roam

Protecting wildlife starts with securing land for animals to roam

By David Jachowski/The Conversation

Artist’s impression of Cryptovaranoides when it was alive

A key to lizard evolution was buried in a museum cupboard for 70 years

By Laura Baisas

Shark Week may be hurting, not helping, its namesake creature

Shark Week may be hurting, not helping, its namesake creature

The threatened Chiricahua leopard frog, in Sycamore Canyon, Arizona. The species can be difficult to spot in the murky, often deep, water holes that they inhabit.

New genetic tools have dramatically changed wildlife conservation

By Lourdes Medrano/Undark

Four of the best coolers with wheels sliced together against a white background.

The best coolers with wheels, tested and reviewed

By Terri Williams, Brandt Ranj

An archeologist’s quest to find seafood’s place on the ancient Mediterranean menu

An archeologist’s quest to find seafood’s place on the ancient Mediterranean menu

By Paul Greenberg / Hakai Magazine

Scientists are reconstructing what ancient whales saw to look into the past

Scientists are reconstructing what ancient whales saw to look into the past

By Jason P. Dinh / Hakai Magazine

footprint in desert sand

Humans may have arrived in the Americas 15,000 years earlier than we thought

By Philip Kiefer

silhouette of two long-necked dinosaurs as the sun sets in a desert-like environment

Were dinosaurs warm-blooded or cold-blooded? Maybe both.

By Kate Baggaley

Dog’s are a human’s best friend—and a shorebird’s worst enemy

Dog’s are a human’s best friend—and a shorebird’s worst enemy

By Ben Goldfarb/Hakai Magazine

Lab-grown coral

Scientists grow stunning, endangered coral in a lab

By Alex Riley / Hakai Magazine

This is what happens when feral cows take over a remote Alaskan island

This is what happens when feral cows take over a remote Alaskan island

By Jude Isabella/Hakai Magazine

an old fashioned sketch of someone drinking out of a small glass on a green background with blue polka dots and a drawing of an eyeball

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

People used to drink a very specific kind of urine to treat motion sickness

By Popular Science Team

sperm whales seen from above

Sperm whales have a surprisingly deep—and useful—culture

By Ellie Shechet

Orca whale pod in a line in the ocean while hunting

Even blue whales aren’t safe from orcas

By Purbita Saha

Could an ancient megashark still lurk in the deep seas?

Pair of Asian short-clawed otters

These otters learn how to snag snacks by watching their friends

By Sara Kiley Watson

Corroded munitions with sea life grown over.

The ocean is a giant dump for chemical weapons. Can we clean it up before it’s too late?

By María Paula Rubiano A.

A humpback whale breaches water and hangs in mid-air, in front of forested cliffs.

A rare humpback whale ‘megapod’ was spotted snacking off the Australian coast

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Big boy Chunk returns ahead of Fat Bear Week 2026

By Popular Science Team

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68% of physicists don’t think the time started at the big bang

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WWII bomb on sand

World War II shell detonated on British Coast

By Margherita Bassi