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The wild denizens that share our planet, including videos, photo essays, and news on recently discovered—or increasingly rare—species.

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a hamster asleep in the gloved hand of a scientist

How hibernating hamsters could help astronauts

ByMargherita Bassi

a fox catches a crab mid-air3rd Place Photographer of the Year 2025 was awarded to Terry Donnelly from England, UK.

Society of Photographers announces Photographer of the Year

ByPopular Science Team

A dramatic, close-up photo of a black cat's face emerging from deep shadows. Only its large, luminous yellow-green eyes are brightly lit, staring directly forward with wide pupils that reflect a faint glimmer of light.

Why do cats’ eyes glow in the dark?

ByClarissa Brincat

live black scorpion (Emperor Scorpion)

Deadly scorpions are picky about their soil

a pigeon. the bird as light grey feathers with green and purple feathers around the neck

550 pigeons rescued in North Carolina

a litter of naked mole rats

4 wild ways animals breed

Example of paired images used during free-view eyetracking study. These image pairs focused on participant reactions to spider versus other arthropods – (A) spider versus butterfly, (B) spider versus insect, (C) spider eyes versus insect eyes, (D) spider versus non-spider arachnid, and (E) spider versus myriapod. We also included a paired image of (F) scorpion versus non-scorpion arachnid to gain insight into whether participants respond differently to spiders versus scorpions (e.g., d vs. f).

Psychologists made people look at spiders. They didn’t like it.

Close up of man's hand on chin while he's thinking

Humans really don’t need chins

a zookeper places a piece of apple inside of an elephant's trunk

Elephants are smart. So are their whiskers.

a whale swimming

The oldest-known humpback whale recording was hiding in an archive

white bird poop on a black car

Bird poop powered this pre-Hispanic kingdom

ByMargherita Bassi

A large brown bear rests in a snowy den, its fur dusted with fresh white snow. Only the bear's head and upper back are visible as it huddles at the entrance of a dark opening nestled under evergreen branches. The bear's eyes are closed, appearing to be in a deep sleep or state of torpor.

No, bears don’t actually hibernate

ByAndrew Coletti

a monkey standing up on two legs in a forest

Endangered Species

9 rare animals caught on camera in the ‘Amazon of Asia’

ByPopular Science Team

Thresher shark seen from below swimming in ocean

Ancient sharks once swam in this landlocked state

Wild boars killed by a pellet gun is seen inside a booby trap at a residential area near Tokyo Electric Power Co's (TEPCO) tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Tomioka town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, March 30, 2017. (Photo by Richard Atrero de Guzman/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Nuclear hog hybrids are breeding at breakneck speed in Japan

A close-up photograph of a small, fluffy Great Tit perched on a frost-covered branch during winter. The bird has a distinctive black cap, white cheeks, and a bright yellow breast with a black stripe. The branch is adorned with small red berries and delicate ice crystals, set against a soft, blurred background of snow-covered foliage.

How do birds stay warm in winter?

ByClarissa Brincat

a new species of lady bug. it is black and the size of a grain of sand

New ladybug species is the size of a grain of sand

ByMargherita Bassi

A young lynx playfully throws a rodent into the air before killing and devouring it.

16 astonishing images from the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards

ByPopular Science Team

a sea turtle swimming with a boat in the distance

Endangered Species

The world’s smallest sea turtle lives in a noisy ocean

ByMargherita Bassi

fake images of wild horses standing on a beach wrapped in pink mattress-like insulation material

No, North Carolina’s wild horses were not wrapped in insulation

ByMargherita Bassi

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