Wildlife

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a mother whale and calf

Endangered Species

2026 is off to a hopeful start for these critically endangered whales

By Margherita Bassi

A pair of Sacabambaspis fish, around 14 inches (35 centimeters) in length, which had distinct, forward-facing eyes and an armored head. No fossils of animals like Sacabambaspis from after the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction event have been discovered.

Mass death paved the way for the Age of Fishes

By Laura Baisas

A vintage photograph of an explosion happening on a baech.

BOOM! That time Oregon blew up a whale with dynamite.

By Shoshi Parks

an iguana with blue and green scales

Endangered Species

10 vulnerable wildlife species to watch in 2026

By Laura Baisas

three side by side images of a large jellyfish in a deep sea canyon

Giant phantom jellyfish spotted deep in Pacific

By Laura Baisas

Close up of Greenland shark with copepod attached to eye

Dissected Greenland shark eyeballs could help humans see forever

an elk with horns in the wood

New wildlife cam features 800-pound elk in northern Michigan

By Laura Baisas

A fluffy beavers sits in front of a fallen tree branch with yellow leaves.

Idaho once dropped 76 beavers from airplanes—on purpose

By Jennifer Byrne

African penguin chick close-up

Aquarium welcomes third endangered penguin chick in less than a month

a cave painting of two warty pigs

Pigs have been island hopping for 50,000 years

By Laura Baisas

a yellow flag with a coiled rattle snake and the words "dont tread on me"Gadsden Flag, Vikkram, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0.

How the timber rattlesnake became a symbol of American independence

By Laura Baisas

Close up of yellow banana slug

An ode to slugs, the mascots of post-holiday laziness

two smuggled spider monkeys hugging

Baby spider monkeys rescued in Texas

By Laura Baisas

close-up of Grey/Gray squirrel holding a walnut

Squirrels can find 85% of the nuts they hide

By Popular Science Team

a small cat walking on leaves

Endangered Species

Tiny wild cat spotted in Thailand for first time in 30 years

By Margherita Bassi

a black horse on dirt

12 award-winning photos of our beautiful world

By Popular Science Team

veteranarians sit in an inflatable pool with a large sting ray

Giving a 140 pound stingray a check-up requires 8 people

By Laura Baisas

Pair of African penguin chicks

Newborn African penguin named after a hot dog

a butterfly with blue wings with black spots

Endangered Species

9 new butterflies discovered in old museum archives

By Margherita Bassi

a close up of a turtle with its head in its shell

Butt breathing and 5 other ways animals stay warm in winter

By Laura Baisas