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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

Chihuahua standing on back of Great Dane

Large dog breeds die younger. Biologists think they finally know why.

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

Steller's Sea Cow

Meet the extinct sea cow that cultivated Pacific kelp forests

By Laura Baisas

two foxes walking

15 marvelous Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 images

By Popular Science Team

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

Caption: In the Jazan region, mangrove trees are vital coastal habitats that provide a rich food environment for migratory flamingos. These birds feed on algae and small invertebrates like crustaceans and plankton in the shallow waters. The mangroves offer a safe refuge, shielding them from disturbances and predators—making them an ideal rest stop during migration and a key contributor to biodiversity along Saudi Arabia’s coastlines.

Endangered Species

14 beautiful wildlife images from the 2025 Mangrove Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

a tiger in water near mangroves

18 stunning wildlife images from the Mangrove Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

This photo taken on July 10, 2024 shows part of an Apatosaurus' dinosaur skeleton at the Dampierre-en-Yvelines castle in France prior to an auction.

Earth’s 5 catastrophic mass extinctions, explained

By Laura Baisas

an illustration of a marine reptile with large fins and a beak swimming by several squid and one shark

Ichthyosaurs were silent assassins of Jurassic seas

By Lauren Leffer

Orca whale on beach

Wild orcas will sometimes offer food to humans

four baby birds with long beaks on the back of a larger bird

6 animal fathers who go the distance

By Laura Baisas

Artistic reconstruction of the terrestrial ecological landscape before the end Permian mass extinction based on fossil palynomorphs, plants, and tetrapods recovered, as well as sedimentological data from the South Taodonggou Section

The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction

By Laura Baisas

A mythological Norse beast may have just been a weird, hungry whale

A mythological Norse beast may have just been a weird, hungry whale

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

a great white shark under water

Watch what can happen when killer whales tangle with great white sharks

By Lauren J. Young

an iguana with blue and green scales

Endangered Species

10 vulnerable wildlife species to watch in 2026

By Laura Baisas

a green frog with its eyes and mouth sticking out of a shallow pool of water

Earth’s ‘Great Dying’ killed 80-90% of life. How some amphibians survived.

By Laura Baisas

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Painting of a woman in white with a demon sitting on her chest and a ghostly horse to the left.

The creepy science behind sleep paralysis ‘demons’

By RJ Mackenzie

Close up photo of trapdoor spider named after Stephen Colber

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

a touchscreen fabric

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