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January 23, 2022

Science

Satellites Are Spotting the Beached Whales We Never Would Have Found

Claudia Geib

January 22, 2022

Science

A Human Can Befriend an Octopus. Can an Octopus Befriend a Human?

Ferris Jabr

January 16, 2022

Science

Every Night, Hordes of Sea Creatures Rise From the Deep

Hannah Seo

December 11, 2021

Science

It’s Not You, It’s Climate Change

Katherine J. Wu

November 23, 2021

black-browed albatrosses in the Falklands

Science

No Bird Wants to Live in a Murder Nest

Katherine J. Wu

November 16, 2021

Ideas

The Elephant Who Could Be a Person

Jill Lepore

November 16, 2021

Poem

Pear

Erica Funkhouser

December 2021 Issue

painted illustration of pear and leaves on beige background

Science

Hedges Do Way More Than Block Your View

Katarina Zimmer and Knowable Magazine

November 13, 2021

A patchwork of fields on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall

Books

Animals of the Future

Rebecca Giggs

December 2021 Issue

Illustration of a ribbon of spider silk covered with spiders stretching across star-filled space to wrap around a blue planet with a blue flower growing from it

Science

Killer Whales Are Too Similar for Their Own Good

Hakai Magazine and Shi En Kim

November 7, 2021

Science

Spiders Play All Sorts of Mind Games

Betsy Mason and Knowable Magazine

November 6, 2021

Science

The Next Weird Way We’re Changing Cats

Sarah Zhang

November 5, 2021

A tissue box with a tissue in it shaped as the silhouette of a cat

Science

The Enormous Hole That Whaling Left Behind

Ed Yong

November 3, 2021

Science

After 30 Years of Breeding Condors, a Secret Comes Out

Sarah Zhang

October 28, 2021

Science

Do You Even Lift, Embryo?

Katherine J. Wu

October 26, 2021

Science

The Animal Kingdom Is Full of Genetic Screwballs

Alla Katsnelson and Knowable Magazine

October 24, 2021

Science

African Elephants Evolved Tusklessness Amazingly Fast

Ed Yong

October 21, 2021

Science

Zombie Shark, Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo

Claudia Geib and Hakai Magazine

October 10, 2021

A Lesser Spotted Catshark rests in shallow waters.

Science

The American West Has Way Too Many Fences

Michael Parks and High Country News

October 9, 2021

An image of barbed wire with mountains in the background.

Science

Flatworms Are Metal

Ed Yong

October 8, 2021

A planarian flatworm splits in three, and each piece regenerates into a new worm.

Science

These Sea Slugs Break a Cardinal Rule of Animal Life

Katherine J. Wu

September 28, 2021

Science

Iceland’s Orcas Will Do Anything to Avoid a Pilot Whale

Hakai Magazine and Marina Wang

September 26, 2021

Culture

An Ode to Squirrels

James Parker

October 2021 Issue

Drawing on bright-green background of top of person's head with acorn bouncing off

Family

Every Dog Is a Rescue Dog

John Dickerson

September 9, 2021

Science

Hummingbirds Have an Easy Way to Fool Harassers

Katherine J. Wu

August 26, 2021

A female white-necked jacobin with a blue head

Science

I Spent 5 Months Trying to Coax a Cat From My Ceiling

Bethany Brookshire

August 19, 2021

A cat's head pops through a hole in the ceiling

Science

The Best Kind of Aging Brain

Katherine J. Wu

August 17, 2021

Science

Near-Death Experiences Can Scar Animals for Life

Sharon Levy and Knowable Magazine

August 14, 2021

A cougar chasing a snowshoe rabbit through the snow

Science

One of the Ocean’s Biggest Threats Is Still Mostly a Mystery

María Paula Rubiano and Hakai Magazine

August 7, 2021

Family

Which Pet Will Make You Happiest?

Arthur C. Brooks

August 5, 2021

Science

You’ve Never Seen Legs Like These

Katherine J. Wu

August 3, 2021

Material World

Why So Many Millennials Are Obsessed With Dogs

Amanda Mull

September 2021 Issue

photo of yellow frisbee with 2 heart-shaped ground-beef patties as eyes and arc of dog collar as smile

Science

One More Thing We Have in Common With Cats

Katherine J. Wu

July 28, 2021

a calico cat peeking out of the bottom of a photo

Science

Do Not Read This at Lunch

Katherine J. Wu

July 27, 2021

a mosquito drinking blood from a very hairy arm

Science

The Turtle Poachers Say They Have No Choice

Alexander Villegas and Hakai Magazine

July 25, 2021

Sections

The Print Edition

How Can Something So Small Live So Long?

Satellites Are Spotting the Beached Whales We Never Would Have Found

A Human Can Befriend an Octopus. Can an Octopus Befriend a Human?

Every Night, Hordes of Sea Creatures Rise From the Deep

It’s Not You, It’s Climate Change

No Bird Wants to Live in a Murder Nest

The Elephant Who Could Be a Person

Pear

Hedges Do Way More Than Block Your View

Animals of the Future

Killer Whales Are Too Similar for Their Own Good

Spiders Play All Sorts of Mind Games

The Next Weird Way We’re Changing Cats

The Enormous Hole That Whaling Left Behind

After 30 Years of Breeding Condors, a Secret Comes Out

Do You Even Lift, Embryo?

The Animal Kingdom Is Full of Genetic Screwballs

African Elephants Evolved Tusklessness Amazingly Fast

Zombie Shark, Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo

The American West Has Way Too Many Fences

Flatworms Are Metal

These Sea Slugs Break a Cardinal Rule of Animal Life

Iceland’s Orcas Will Do Anything to Avoid a Pilot Whale

An Ode to Squirrels

Every Dog Is a Rescue Dog

Hummingbirds Have an Easy Way to Fool Harassers

I Spent 5 Months Trying to Coax a Cat From My Ceiling

The Best Kind of Aging Brain

Near-Death Experiences Can Scar Animals for Life

One of the Ocean’s Biggest Threats Is Still Mostly a Mystery

Which Pet Will Make You Happiest?

You’ve Never Seen Legs Like These

Why So Many Millennials Are Obsessed With Dogs

One More Thing We Have in Common With Cats

Do Not Read This at Lunch

The Turtle Poachers Say They Have No Choice