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a sperm whale swimming under water

Megalodons liked to snack on sperm whale snouts

By Rachel Feltman

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.

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14 beautiful wildlife images from the 2025 Mangrove Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

Polar bear decline is directly linked to greenhouse gas emissions

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Polar bear decline is directly linked to greenhouse gas emissions

By Bob Berwyn/Inside Climate News

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

This whale fossil could reveal evidence of a 15-million-year-old megalodon attack

This whale fossil could reveal evidence of a 15-million-year-old megalodon attack

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

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

Orca whale on beach

Wild orcas will sometimes offer food to humans

A great white shark and megalodon co-existed nearly 4 million years ago.

How great white sharks probably hastened the demise of megalodon

By Kate Baggaley

wildfire and climate change risks

How does climate change threaten where you live? A region-by-region guide.

By Grist Staff / Grist

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

an iguana with blue and green scales

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10 vulnerable wildlife species to watch in 2026

By Laura Baisas

three dolphins near the sea floor rub themselves against coral

Bottlenose dolphins glow-up with coral body scrubs

By Kate Baggaley

Shearwater on the ocean.

Seabirds can be the bread crumbs for tracking elusive whales

By Brynn Pedrick / Hakai Magazine

The real ecological magic of whale poop

By Sandy Ong / Hakai Magazine

a scientist holds a large rescued sea turtle in a lab

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Dozens of cold-stunned turtles rescued in Florida

By Laura Baisas

a sea otter with its paw on its head

6 fun photos to celebrate Sea Otter Awareness week

By Popular Science Team

an illustration of three long-necked and marine reptiles swimming with four paddle shaped limbs in an ancient sea

This giant polar reptile once stalked an ancient super-ocean

By Laura Baisas

fin-whales-drake-passage

An Antarctic feeding frenzy means good news for vulnerable fin whales

By Corinne Iozzio

a reservoir in colombia with very low water levels due to drought

Mega El Niños helped kill 90 percent of life on Earth

By Laura Baisas

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Scientist using ultrasonic espresso brewing machine in lab

Espresso brewed with soundwaves instead of heat tastes just as good

two bald eagles standing in a nest above a lake looking straight at a camera

Bald eagles Jackie and Shadow need $10 million

By Laura Baisas

A white stylized head with crumpled paper overflowing from the top is captured with a motion blur effect against a blue background. This conceptual art represents a scattered mind, information overload, and the chaotic nature of overthinking.

Talking about trauma doesn’t always help. Brain scans show one reason why.

By James Agathos, Andrea Putica, Trevor Steward / The Conversation

Illustration of T. rex dinosaur with bloody mouth at the end of a lake with mountains in the background.

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What did T. rex’s breath smell like?

By RJ Mackenzie