Science4/16/21Apr 161Science4/16/21ScienceAdorable 'Porg' Pterosaur Flapped Above Jurassic ChinaJake Buehler12As the sun sets over what will become northern China in 160 million years, something small dives between the trunks…
Animals1/14/21Jan 14SaveAnimals1/14/21AnimalsElectric Eels Seen Hunting in Groups for the First TimeJake Buehler14Electric eels were already exceptionally weird fish. These eels—actually three different species of giant, South…
Animals1/8/21Jan 83Animals1/8/21AnimalsScientists Discover Short-Legged Corgi GiraffesJake Buehler29Being extremely tall is sort of a giraffe’s whole thing. So when scientists recently spotted two wild giraffes with…
Animals10/2/20Oct 23Animals10/2/20AnimalsMany Big-Brained Birds Have Human-Like Lifespans—but Why?Jake Buehler26Some birds are gifted with shockingly long lives. In captivity, crows can live into their 50s. Certain parrot…
Conservation8/15/20Aug 151Conservation8/15/20ConservationQatar's Deserts are Hot, Dry, and Full of Invasive ToadsJake Buehler17As the sun descends behind sand dunes and wind-carved escarpments, central Qatar’s Al Rayyan region gets a reprieve…
Animals7/20/20Jul 20SaveAnimals7/20/20AnimalsSome Ticks Pee All Over Themselves While They Suck BloodJake Buehler18Right now, as summer broils the northern hemisphere, countless animals are trying to dump heat. Dogs are panting.…
Animals4/10/20Apr 10 20202Animals4/10/20AnimalsBirds Are Judging You by Your OutfitJake Buehler27You might be able to quickly recognize a friend from afar based on their body language or their personal fashion…
Animals4/7/20Apr 7 20207Animals4/7/20AnimalsHawks’ Forbidden Love Results in a Rare HybridJake Buehler64She was a common black hawk. He was a red-shouldered hawk. They weren’t in the same genus, let alone the same…
Animals2/19/20Feb 19 20204Animals2/19/20AnimalsResearchers See Eagle Torturing Bat by Repeatedly Dropping It in the OceanJake Buehler31White-bellied sea eagles are majestic, keen-eyed predators that soar effortlessly above coastal forests and marshes.…
Animals2/10/20Feb 10 20202Animals2/10/20AnimalsMongooses Stink Less, Have Bigger Balls After Invading IslandsJake Buehler16Over the last 150 years, the males of certain invasive mongooses have undergone some serious tweaks to their sexual…
Conservation2/4/20Feb 4 2020SaveConservation2/4/20ConservationCalifornia Is on the Brink of an Owl WarJake Buehler20High in the Sierra Nevada, a spotted owl soundlessly touches down in a massive red fir. As its ears scan the forest…
Animals1/8/20Jan 8 20201Animals1/8/20AnimalsNew Species of Praying Mantis Impales Its Prey on Barbed SpikesJake Buehler11Mantises are elite ambush predators, snatching their victims with a lightning-fast strike of their front limbs. But…
Animals12/9/19Dec 9 20193Animals12/9/19AnimalsNewly Discovered Widow Spider Lays Bright Purple EggsJake Buehler25Scientists have discovered a spider living in South Africa that’s truly a sight to behold. The arachnids feature a…
Conservation11/19/19Nov 19 20192Conservation11/19/19ConservationManta Rays and Whale Sharks Are Consuming a Staggering Amount of PlasticJake Buehler17Manta rays and whale sharks are among the largest filter-feeding fishes on the planet. To power their bulk, they…
Animals11/8/19Nov 8 20193Animals11/8/19AnimalsGollum-Like Daddy Long-Legs Discovered in the Bowels of the EarthJake Buehler15Daddy long-legs—spider-like arachnids technically known as “harvestmen”—are already plenty unnerving, with their…
Animals9/18/19Sep 18 20195Animals9/18/19AnimalsBackpacking Researchers Accidentally Discover Grasshopper-Eating WolfJake Buehler24Some of the most serendipitous discoveries about nature can be prompted by just about anything, like finding the…
Conservation8/27/19Aug 27 20191Conservation8/27/19ConservationA Hurricane Obliterated Hawaii's Most Spectacular ReefJake Buehler11Rapture Reef was an undersea Eden, hundreds of miles out in a remote, ocean wilderness. It was a pristine, coral…
Conservation8/6/19Aug 6 20192Conservation8/6/19ConservationNot Even a Fire-Loving Bird Can Handle Climate Change's HeatJake Buehler3Fire is central in the world of black-backed woodpeckers, to the point that the birds pick cavities in recently…
Conservation7/9/19Jul 9 20192Conservation7/9/19Conservation‘Ghost’ Fishing Gear Is a Bigger Threat to Sharks Than We RealizedJake Buehler7Not even the oceans’ top predators can escape the ruinous embrace of humanity’s plastic waste, suggests new…
Jun 22 201936/22/19A Strange New Blend of Rock and Plastic Is Forming on a Portuguese IslandJake Buehler29If you go to the beach, you’re likely to see some form of plastic pollution scattered in the waves or sprinkled…