Natural History

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Witness Earth’s ‘Living Skin’ In 100-Million-Year Model of Continental Creep

Sometimes technology allows humans to transcend our feeble senses...
March 12, 2023
a multi-colored sunflower sea star crawls along the ocean floor

This Multi-Colored, Multi-Limbed Creature Could Save The Pacific Coast

You may not think of starfish as predators, but...
March 10, 2023
dunkleosteus remains

Meet the ‘Chunkle-osteus’ — Part Fearsome Shark, Part Chunky Tuna

Okay, its name isn't actually Chunkle-osteus. While this ancient and...
March 8, 2023
A walrus in Scotland

Another Walrus Visits the UK

A huge walrus has made landfall in Scotland, just...
March 4, 2023
A giant armadillo and young.

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February 26, 2023
an orca whale

Orca Cares For Pilot Whale Calf in Never Before Seen Behavior

Scientists studying orcas off the west coast of Iceland...
February 23, 2023
snow leopard in the mountains

‘It’s Their Eyes’: Intimate Snow Leopard Pic Wins Wildlife Photo Contest

Photographs like the one above don't come easily —...
February 22, 2023
a frog

Frogo Baggins: Scientists Name New Amphibian After J.R.R. Tolkien

When scientists surveying a stream in Rio Negro-Sopladora National...
February 22, 2023
snarling tiger portrait

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February 18, 2023
anglerfish female and male

Anglerfish and Their Weird Mating Habits

In the deep sea, anglerfish reign supreme. These demons...
February 16, 2023

Watch Sun Return Today to Northernmost Arctic Village

Grise Fiord, the northernmost community in North America, enjoyed...
February 11, 2023
astronaut on Mars

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February 11, 2023
monster penguin

160Kg Monster Penguin Once Roamed New Zealand

In 2017, a churning tide cracked open 57-million-year-old boulders...
February 9, 2023
oldest vertebrate brain

Scientists Find World’s Oldest, Best-Preserved Vertebrate Brain

Inside the marble-sized skull of 319 million-year-old fish, scientists...
February 5, 2023
A Pallas's Cat.

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February 4, 2023
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Newly Discovered ‘Duck’ Dinosaur Had Over 400 Teeth

Even after millions of years, the diversity of dinosaurs...
January 30, 2023
An image of Io taken by the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper imager.

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January 28, 2023
Glowworm caves

Natural Wonders: Glowworm Caves

In caves throughout New Zealand and Australia, you can...
January 27, 2023
white-throated kingfisher

Field Guides To Bird Feathers: A Next-Level Tool for Birdwatchers

Ever since Roger Tory Peterson came out with the...
January 24, 2023
cougar behind tree

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January 21, 2023
elephant eggs in museum

Natural Wonders: The Largest Egg Ever Laid

Before emus, ostriches, and kiwis, there were elephant birds....
January 19, 2023
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
best nature documentaries

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

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