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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

a baby pygmy hippo stands on straw at a zoo

11 weird, groundbreaking, and cute animal stories from 2024

By Laura Baisas

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

a polar bear swims towards the camera in icy waters

14 outstanding images from the 2025 World Nature Photographer Awards

By Popular Science Team

Shearwater on the ocean.

Seabirds can be the bread crumbs for tracking elusive whales

By Brynn Pedrick / Hakai Magazine

a big cat with flamingo in its mouth dead

13 riveting images from the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards

By Popular Science Team

three dolphins near the sea floor rub themselves against coral

Bottlenose dolphins glow-up with coral body scrubs

By Kate Baggaley

A cooked lobster claw.

Eating sustainably may mean skipping the lobster for now

By Laura Baisas

3D models show the megalodon was faster, fiercer than we ever thought

By Laura Baisas

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An Antarctic feeding frenzy means good news for vulnerable fin whales

By Corinne Iozzio

the moment a jaguar delivers a fatal bite to the head of a caiman in a muddy river.

11 unforgettable scenes from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards

By Popular Science Team

a close-up of an octopus eye

Why counting octopus ‘rings’ is crucial

By Laura Baisas

Plastic floating in the sea

Plastic garbage in the sea is a life raft for pathogens

By Michael Allen / Hakai Magazine

Is swimming in ice water good for you?

Fitness & Exercise

Is swimming in ice water good for you?

By Laura Baisas

Baby orca next to adult in the Salish Sea near Washington

A baby orca sparks a glimmer of hope for an endangered group of whales

autonomous Mayflower cruising at sea

A modern AI-powered Mayflower just crossed the Atlantic

By Charlotte Hu

Offshore wind farm with sunset and person on paddleboard.

Minimizing offshore wind’s impact on nature is tricky, but not impossible

By Anuradha Varanasi

diver take a photo video upon colorful coral kapoposang indonesia scuba diving

Why ocean researchers want to create a global library of undersea sounds

By Charlotte Hu

A yellow salamander with a brown stripe on its back sits on a green leaf.

Endangered Species

Why small, scary, and ‘non-charismatic’ lost species are harder to rediscover

By Laura Baisas

A tidal stream energy generator called the O2, made by Orbital Marine Power Ltd, extracts energy from the tides off the coast of Scotland and feeds it into the electric grid.

Testing the waters: Scotland surges ahead on ocean Power

By Dan Falk / Undark

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