Latest Animals Stories
This small, squishy robot is cuter than its cockroach inspiration
The next frontier in saving the world’s heaviest parrots: genome sequencing
Maine’s puffins show another year of remarkable resiliency
Florida’s aquatic animals prepare early for storms like Hurricane Idalia
A three-eyed organism roamed the seas half a billion years ago
‘Alive and wriggling’ worm survived in woman’s body and brain for at least a year
The best dog coats of 2023
The largest search of Loch Ness in more than 50 years will deploy drones and hydrophones
Emperor penguins suffer ‘unprecedented’ breeding failure as sea ice disappears
T. rex cousins with shorter arms were thriving right up until the asteroid hit
Hogfish ‘see’ using their skin
This is what happens when feral cows take over a remote Alaskan island
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Jude Isabella/Hakai Magazine
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The best handheld vacuums of 2023
The best invisible dog fences for 2023
Is bigger better? Not when it comes to the world’s strongest animals.
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Annie Roth
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Some Pacific coral reefs can keep pace with a warming ocean
The truth behind animal resistance memes
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Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond / The Conversation
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The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from a historic heatwave
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Michael Childress/The Conversation
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Dead whales and dinosaur eggs: 7 fascinating images by researchers
These invasive bugs are a nightmare for Washington’s cherries and hops
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Natalia Mesa/High Country News
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Behold a 20-armed, strawberry-shaped Antarctic sea creature
Mission to recreate Darwin’s scientific Beagle voyage sets sail
Hungry seals may have begun following their whiskers 23 million years ago
Why your dog needs to smell the world
Harrison Ford’s latest namesake is an Andean snake species
Popular shellfish resist extinction in surprising ways
The best automatic pet feeders of 2023
The best dog cameras of 2023
The best dog toys of 2023
A new pack of endangered gray wolves is roaming Northern California
These moles may have been hiding for 3 million years
This tiny, 8-foot long whale swam off Egypt’s coast 41 million years ago
Don’t lick the toads and other things to avoid at national parks
The best dog houses of 2023
Miami suburb turns to vasectomies to solve its peacock problem
The best insect repellents of 2023
Rare parasites found in 200 million-year-old reptile poop
Life after death never looked so beautiful
This waddling robot could guide baby turtles to the sea
The planet’s first filter feeder could be this extinct marine reptile
Butterflies can remember specific flower foraging routes
The best bird feeders of 2023
Trumpetfish use other fish as camouflage
As oceans become more acidic, creatures could struggle to smell
People around the world got really into feeding birds during the pandemic
This giant sea cow-like whale may have been the heaviest creature to ever live on Earth
Coral is reproducing in broad daylight
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Chloe Glad/Hakai Magazine
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How male tobacco budworm moths found their perfect cologne
Jellyfish may have been roaming the seas for at least 500 million years
Why studying horses could help humans stay healthy, too
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Jane Manfredi/The Conversation
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The world’s earliest bees may have called Gondwana home
Howls, butt sniffs, and pee sprays: understanding animal languages
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Eva Meijer/MIT Press Reader
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Recently awoken 46,000-year-old nematodes already have 100 generations of babies
150 million-year-old turtle ‘pancake’ found in Germany
Police say dogs help solve crimes. Little evidence supports that.
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Peter Andrey Smith/Undark
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Eavesdropping on pink river dolphins could help save them
Artificial nests could give endangered birds a home near new offshore wind farm
Florida suburb is overrun by fluffy rabbits after breeder goes rogue
The best bird-watching binoculars in 2023
A flightless parrot is returning to mainland New Zealand after a 40-year absence
The key to bringing deep sea samples up to the coast? An underwater freezer.
Why the creators of ‘Jaws’ regretted making sharks the monsters
‘Brainwashing’ parasites inherit a strange genetic gap
Paleontologists discover two new sabertooth cat species