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three eggs in a nest. the egg on the right has a pip, which is the first crack in a shell. the pip is circled in red
Environment

Pip spotted! Live cam bald eagles’ eggs shows hopeful signs of hatching

By Laura Baisas

black rat sits on cage
Health

Patient’s tingling feet turns out to be a rat-borne brain parasite

By Andrew Paul

three narwhals with long tusks swim in the arctic ocean
Environment

Narwhals spotted using tusks for non-mating fun

By Laura Baisas

A polar bear mom and cub on sea ice, off the coast of Svalbard, Norway.
Environment

See the first moments when 3 polar bear cubs emerge from their den

By Laura Baisas

Illustration of giant flying squirrel leaping onto tree branch
Environment

Flying squirrels the size of cats soared over prehistoric Appalachia

By Andrew Paul

a humpback whale lunches out of the water with its mouth open
Environment

Krill or anchovy? Baleen whale songs may indicate what’s on the menu

By Laura Baisas

a raccoon looking at a camera
Environment

Morning lark or night owl? Prevailing ideas of mammal activity are outdated

By Lauren Leffer

Nutria looking at camera against plant background
Environment

US Fish and Wildlife is begging you to eat more invasive marsh rodents

By Andrew Paul

a polar bear swims towards the camera in icy waters
Environment

14 outstanding images from the 2025 World Nature Photographer Awards

By Popular Science Team

a dead fish being dragged on artificial turf
Environment

Dragging dead fish around reveals super power of mucus

By Ethan Freedman

two bald eagles on a nest with three eggs inside
Environment

The famous bald eagle nest live cam is back with three new eggs

By Laura Baisas

South American sea lion comes in for a boop in the Falklands
Environment

15 breathtaking images from the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025 awards

By Popular Science Team

a large bird with a long neck and black plumage called an emu walking around in nature
Environment

Emus might not be the ‘world’s dumbest bird’ after all

By Laura Baisas

a close up of a diver wearing a mask and a fish swimming towards him
Environment

Wild fish can recognize human divers

By Laura Baisas

Artwork depicting 16th century bear baiting match
Science

Gruesome bear fights once entertained Elizabethan England

By Andrew Paul

an illustration of an extinct big cat about the size of a leopard. it is brown with sharp teeth
Environment

Skull of a 30-million-year-old apex predator discovered in Egypt

By Laura Baisas

a cuttlefish swimming in the ocean
Environment

Cuttlefish ink can help keep sharks away from humans

By Laura Baisas

a seal with grey coloring wearing an orange heart rate monitor around its abdomen
Environment

Baby seals are wearing heart monitors–for science

By Laura Baisas

one jaw fossil and six vertebrae fossils lined up
Environment

500,000 years ago, a bunch of animals fell into a Florida sink hole

By Laura Baisas

a turtle peeks its head out of the water
Environment

These sea turtles ‘dance’ when magnetic fields lead them to a snack

By Laura Baisas