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A newly born gray whale calf is pushed to the surface to breathe by its mother

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January 14, 2023
A close up image of copepods in water droplets. On the left are immature harpacticoid copepods. On the right is an armored protozoan with an intricate mineral skeleton

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January 7, 2023
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We Pick the Best Of The Best From BBC’s Favorite Nature Documentaries

For a lot of us, the holiday season means...
January 1, 2023
Park rangers cross the forest on their e-bikes

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December 31, 2022
Archaeologists digging a trench around the shipwreck to get a closer look.

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December 24, 2022
eye and lake

Natural Wonders: El Ojo

When you type in the coordinates 34°15’07.8" S by...
December 21, 2022
a raven uses a car draft

Raven Joins Road Trip, Drafts Off Car for 45 Minutes

A couple driving along a lonely stretch of snowy...
December 21, 2022
a nurse shark

Nurse Sharks Return to the Same Spot for Decades to Breed

Scientists studying nurse sharks in the Dry Tortugas have...
December 20, 2022
Orion capsule retrieval

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December 17, 2022
coyote pack

Why Did Coyotes Kill This Hiker in 2009? Now We Know

In 2009, coyotes in Cape Breton Highlands National Park,...
December 16, 2022
The Neskowin Ghost Forest consists of rotting tree stumps buried in the sand

Natural Wonders: Neskowin Ghost Forest

Along the beaches of Oregon’s Coast, you will find...
December 14, 2022

Natural Wonders: Penitentes

The Spanish word 'penitente' translates as remorseful. It refers...
December 11, 2022
An imagining of how North Greenland may have looked two million years ago.

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December 10, 2022
deep sea batfish

Fascinating Deep-Sea Creatures Discovered Off Western Australia

Scientists on an Australian research vessel found stunning deep-sea...
December 9, 2022

The Dinosaur Known as ‘The Destroyer of Shins’

In 2014, paleontologists discovered a new type of ankylosaur,...
December 8, 2022
A rescued sea turtle is cared for

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December 3, 2022
Millions of Velella Velella washing up on the shore of a beach

Natural Wonders: Blue Tide

In the cusp between spring and summer, a bright...
November 27, 2022
An image of “Yori Pass” taken by one of the Hazard-Avoidance Cameras on NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover on Nov. 5, 2022

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November 26, 2022
The under-ice river in Antarctica

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November 19, 2022
a circle of sheep in China's inner mongolia region

The Great Sheep Mystery: Why Are Dozens of Sheep Walking in a Circle?

Well, here's some weird news for ewe. A flock...
November 18, 2022
platypus

Platypus Survival In Jeopardy

The platypus, an animal often cited as evidence that...
November 16, 2022
algae bloom

Did Tree Roots Trigger Ancient Extinctions?

In Earth's Devonian Period, which lasted from 419 to...
November 15, 2022
a gloomy octopus

The Gloomy Octopus Hurls Things at its Neighbors

Today is the day you can emotionally identify with...
November 15, 2022
A close up image of a common rat

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November 12, 2022

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