Natural History
A Modern Puzzle: Why Did Humans Lose Their Fur?
While human beings have many living ancestors — bonobos,...
Are Satellite ‘Mega-Constellations’ Ruining Our Night Skies?
The growing number of Earth-orbiting satellites has produced a...
Overly Dependent Male Orcas Exact Long-Term Toll on Mothers
In news that mothers worldwide will understand, a new...
Witness Earth’s ‘Living Skin’ In 100-Million-Year Model of Continental Creep
Sometimes technology allows humans to transcend our feeble senses...
This Multi-Colored, Multi-Limbed Creature Could Save The Pacific Coast
You may not think of starfish as predators, but...
Meet the ‘Chunkle-osteus’ — Part Fearsome Shark, Part Chunky Tuna
Okay, its name isn't actually Chunkle-osteus.
While this ancient and...
Orca Cares For Pilot Whale Calf in Never Before Seen Behavior
Scientists studying orcas off the west coast of Iceland...
‘It’s Their Eyes’: Intimate Snow Leopard Pic Wins Wildlife Photo Contest
Photographs like the one above don't come easily —...
Frogo Baggins: Scientists Name New Amphibian After J.R.R. Tolkien
When scientists surveying a stream in Rio Negro-Sopladora National...
Watch Sun Return Today to Northernmost Arctic Village
Grise Fiord, the northernmost community in North America, enjoyed...
160Kg Monster Penguin Once Roamed New Zealand
In 2017, a churning tide cracked open 57-million-year-old boulders...
Scientists Find World’s Oldest, Best-Preserved Vertebrate Brain
Inside the marble-sized skull of 319 million-year-old fish, scientists...
Newly Discovered ‘Duck’ Dinosaur Had Over 400 Teeth
Even after millions of years, the diversity of dinosaurs...
Field Guides To Bird Feathers: A Next-Level Tool for Birdwatchers
Ever since Roger Tory Peterson came out with the...
Natural Wonders: The Largest Egg Ever Laid
Before emus, ostriches, and kiwis, there were elephant birds....
