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A dramatic blue-grey sky highlights the soft greys of a Weddell seal as it rests on an ice floe.
Environment

25 enchanting images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice awards

By Popular Science Team

an orange cat with green eyes with its tongue out
Environment

Why do some cats have orange fur? New hue clues in an old mystery.

By Clarissa Brincat

a close up of the eyes of an older dog. it has black fur with touches of grey
Environment

Is my dog ‘old’? Vets finally have the answers

By Laura Baisas

a bird opens it mouth to eat a bug.
Environment

9 fascinating images from the Royal Society Publishing Photography Prize

By Popular Science Team

Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus), also known as the hairy frogfish.
Science

Anglerfish use ‘extremely rare’ mechanism to control their lures

By Andrew Paul

waves in a deep cavern
Environment

Earthquake off northern California shook the water in Devils Hole, 500 miles away

By Laura Baisas

talking dog
Environment

Dogs really are communicating via button boards, new research suggests

By Lauren Leffer

A juvenile Nile crocodile. It is small with pointed teeth
Environment

Why are crocodiles so bumpy? A dermatological mystery has been solved

By Laura Baisas

a new shrimp-like crustacean. it is white with two protruding tusk-like appendages at its head, at least 8 legs, and two tail-like appendages at the back
Environment

New predator uncovered 25,000+ feet under the Pacific

By Laura Baisas

a microscopic zooplankton
Environment

Microscopic ‘eating and pooping machines’ are great at sucking up carbon

By Laura Baisas

Nautilus captured on video
Environment

After 15 years, a vessel named ‘Nautilus’ actually saw a nautilus

By Andrew Paul

a variety of products on a banner reading 'best of what's new 2024'
Technology

The 50 greatest innovations of 2024

By Popular Science Team

a hand touching grass
Environment

What happens to our bodies when we touch grass

By Kathy Willis

twisted trees create a perfect reflection in still water
Environment

13 jaw-dropping International Landscape Photographer of the Year images

By Popular Science Team

dog kissing human licking face
Science

Why do dogs lick humans? It could be a sign of affection.

By Lauren Leffer

An oil rig in Oklahoma.
Technology

‘A needle in a haystack:’ How AI is helping uncover abandoned oil wells

By Mack DeGeurin

Frozen surface of Lake Enigma
Environment

Life discovered lurking under Antarctica’s frozen Lake Enigma

By Andrew Paul

Two views of a slingshot spider (Theridiosoma gemmosum) web. The right image shows the web’s cone shape with a spider at the tip.
Environment

Watch a slingshot spider deploy a perfectly-timed trap

By Laura Baisas

a siberian husky sits in the snow. it has piercing blue eyes and its ears are perked up
Science

Humans gave dogs treats 12,000 years ago, new archeological evidence suggests

By Laura Baisas

Researchers say they were inspired by the way the Manta ray effortlessly propels itself forward using its fins.
Technology

This Manta ray robot is the world’s fastest soft-bodied swimmer

By Mack DeGeurin