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An orca whale swims around an ice flow with a crabeater seal and penguin on the ice.

New series offers an intimate look into how climate change impacts the lives of wildlife

By Laura Baisas

The science of Dune’s magnificent, merciless sandworms

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The science of Dune’s magnificent, merciless sandworms

By Robin Andrews

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

An image of the northern Gulf of Mexico created from remote-sensing reflectance and chlorophyll measurements taken from newly reprocessed VIIRS data. Green water is seen closer to the coast, while it gets darker and more blue further out.

Scientists say the ocean is changing color—and it’s probably our fault

By Laura Baisas

When wolves hunt otters on this Alaskan island, deer suffer

When wolves hunt otters on this Alaskan island, deer suffer

By Marina Wang / Hakai Magazine

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What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur‑killing asteroid armageddon

By Michael J. Benton, Monica Grady / The Conversation

a black and white photograph of swimmer gertrude ederle. she is standing on a beach in a one piece swimsuit holding an oar.

Fitness & Exercise

Gertrude Ederle and the grueling science of marathon swimming

By Laura Baisas

Possum eating on a doorstep

11 jaw-dropping photos of marsupials, mushrooms, and more

By Popular Science Team

The poachers who could save Mexico’s vaquita

By Daniel Shailer / Hakai Magazine

An adult male and adult female California sea lion sit on a beach surrounded by pups.

Male California sea lions have gotten bigger and better at fighting

By Laura Baisas

Multicolored soldierfish swimming past a reef

Fish populations thrive near marine protected areas—and so do fishers

By Laura Baisas

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

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

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

By Laura Baisas

Although fin whales are the second-largest animals on Earth—stretching up to 27 meters long—they are sometimes misidentified as smaller minke whales.

The coming collision between whales and tankers on British Columbia’s coast

By Laura Trethewey / Hakai Magazine

Manila clam shells on beach sand

Invasive (but delicious) clams discovered in Cape Cod

Steller's Sea Cow

Meet the extinct sea cow that cultivated Pacific kelp forests

By Laura Baisas

A seaweed farm underwater near an island in Indonesia.

Why seaweed farming could be the next big thing in sustainability

By Laura Baisas

A crab’s biggest turn off? Ship noises.

A crab’s biggest turn off? Ship noises.

By Brian Owens / Hakai Magazine

two foxes walking

15 marvelous Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 images

By Popular Science Team

Colorized sperm whale teeth on a model. Sperm whales are the largest of all toothed whales.

Ask Us Anything

Could a whale really swallow a human? We asked a biologist.

By Jennifer Byrne

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