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A mother and calf West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Crystal River, Florida.

Florida’s famous manatees were originally tourists

By Laura Baisas

offshore windfarm

Environmentally, offshore wind is… fine

By Ashley Braun / Hakai Magazine

Curious humpback whale swims to the camera.

Whales can’t hear each other in the noisy ocean. This inventor has a solution 200 years in the making.

By Mack DeGeurin

a svalbard reindeer with antlers standing on muddy terrain

Shorter, fatter, and hairier: 5 fun facts about the world’s smallest reindeer

By Laura Baisas

killer whale jumping out of water an orca

The fascinating truth about killer whales

By Craig Welch / Hakai Magazine

a walrus calf with a cut on its right eye is cared for by two technicians

Abandoned Pacific walrus calf rescued in Alaska

By Laura Baisas

Chaunacops fish with 2024 Look Back article headline

Ghost ships to ghost sharks: 10 wildest underwater discoveries of 2024

Bowhead whale family swimming together in calm blue ocean water, Mother cares calf. Aerial view pod of bowhead whale spouting hug play. Whale watching of migrate Baleen whales South Africa. Shark

The Cold War’s accidental whale observatory

By David Rothenberg / MIT Press Reader

An orange Chaunacops fish swimming in the waters of Chile’s Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park.

See the strange new species discovered near Chile—with the help of a deep-diving sea robot

By Laura Baisas

A killer whale in the Salish Sea is observed harassing a porpoise, a behavior that has long perplexed scientists.

Why are these orcas harassing porpoises? Scientists have 3 theories.

By Laura Baisas

Orcas only need one breath between dives

Orcas only need one breath between dives

By Laura Baisas

There are thousands of holes at the bottom of the sea

There are thousands of holes at the bottom of the sea

By Claudia Geib / Hakai Magazine

three sperm whales swimming near the surface of the ocean

Sperm whales may have their own ‘alphabet’

By Laura Baisas

a close up of a brown-colored frog called Haddadus binotatus

Humans can’t hear these frogs screaming

By Laura Baisas

tail of a humpback whale in the ocean sticking out of the waves

Why scientists are tracking whale tails with AI

By Mack DeGeurin

An orca whale hunts a great white shark. Blood is seen near the orca's mouth.

Orca observed hunting and killing a great white shark by itself for the first time

By Laura Baisas

The truth behind animal resistance memes

The truth behind animal resistance memes

By Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond / The Conversation

Dolphins that learn to approach people for an easy meal will often hang around fishing boats.

Stop feeding the dolphins—seriously

By Emily Harwitz / Hakai Magazine

a close up of the antlers of an irish elk

Ireland was once home to deer with massive 12-foot antlers

By Laura Baisas

‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also inspired a generation of shark scientists

‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also inspired a generation of shark scientists

By Gavin Naylor/The Conversation

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The creepy science behind sleep paralysis ‘demons’

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Spider named after Stephen Colbert has twice as many chromosomes as you

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Touchscreen shirt shows photos, plays videos, and answers calls

By Mack DeGeurin

Dog paw imprint on piece of Bronze Age mudbrick wall

Dog’s paw print found in a 3,700-year-old brick