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April 12, 2023

Science

Otters Are Returning to Polluted Areas. It’s Not a Happy Ending.

Carin Leong

April 8, 2023

black-and-white photo of otter with mournful eyes in water

Family

When Did People Start Brushing Dogs’ Teeth?

Kelly Conaboy

April 3, 2023

Black-and-white close-up image of a dog's mouth

Science

Yachts Won’t Slow Down to Save a Nearly Extinct Whale

Darren Incorvaia

April 1, 2023

Science

One More Reason to Hate Cockroaches

Katherine J. Wu

March 29, 2023

An illustration of the classic ape-to-human evolutionary transition, with cockroaches inlaid into the figures; the evolving figures are a muted yellow, the roaches are a deep red, and they're surrounded by a sage green

Technology

Please Get Me Out of Dead-Dog TikTok

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

March 20, 2023

An illustration of a dog's silhouette with a glowing black rectangle in front of it.

Science

A Cognitive Revolution in Animal Research

Elizabeth Preston

March 19, 2023

Planet

You Should Build a Frog Pond

Emma Marris

March 8, 2023

An illustration of three frogs against a brick-wall background

Science

Pregnancy Shouldn’t Work Like This

Katherine J. Wu

March 6, 2023

an animation of an embryo developing in a uterus but then being paused

Ideas

A Bird’s-Eye View

Elaine Godfrey

March 6, 2023

A black-and-white warbler perched sideways on a tree trunk

Science

The Future of Conservation Is Basically Shazam for Wildlife

David Dobbs

March 4, 2023

Black-and-white bird in one panel and mountains in the other panel

Science

There’s Something Odd About the Dogs Living at Chernobyl

Katherine J. Wu

March 3, 2023

A black-and-white photo of two dogs playing in the snow, an abandoned power plant behind them

Science

The Aftermath of a Mass Slaughter at the Zoo

Ross Andersen

March 2, 2023

A taxidermy fox standing among flamingo feathers and plants against black background

Ideas

New York’s Rats Have Already Won

Xochitl Gonzalez

March 2, 2023

Illustration showing a rat the size of five-story building in New York City standing on its hind legs, carrying a plastic bag

Health

We Have a Mink Problem

Yasmin Tayag

February 28, 2023

An illustration of a mink with a virus particle as its eye

Science

Is ‘Instinct’ Really Keeping Flaco the Owl Alive?

Matteo Wong

February 26, 2023

Science

‘Synchronous Spawning’ Has Been Baffling Scientists for Centuries

Virat Markandeya

February 25, 2023

Planet

A Basic Premise of Animal Conservation Looks Shakier Than Ever

Emma Marris

February 22, 2023

A whale's tail appears above water with mountains in the background

Science

Junk Food Is Bad for You. Is It Bad for Raccoons?

Katherine J. Wu

February 21, 2023

a black-and-white photo of a raccoon eating on the edge of a garbage can

Science

Eagles Are Falling, Bears Are Going Blind

Katherine J. Wu

February 15, 2023

Photo of a seabird, suspected to have died from H5N1, as seen through a worker's legs

Science

A ‘Distinctly Human’ Trait That Might Actually Be Universal

Katherine J. Wu

February 9, 2023

Science

Labs Are Scooping Up Animals Killed by Wind Turbines

Emma Foehringer Merchant

January 29, 2023

Culture

The Meme That Defined a Decade

Megan Garber

January 26, 2023

A collage composed of the 'This Is Fine' comic as floor, walls, and ceiling of a room

Science

Can We Talk About How Weird Baby Mammals Are?

Katherine J. Wu

January 11, 2023

a human baby with a clear face, a baby cow with clear legs, a baby bat with clear legs, a kangaroo with clear arms

Family

What Squirrels Taught Me About Life After Divorce

Kelly McMasters

January 1, 2023

Science

Future Generations Might Never Get to Kiss Under the Mistletoe

Nicola Jones

December 25, 2022

Mistletoe in trees in Switzerland in front of a cloudy, snowy mountain

Science

How Glass Frogs Weave the World’s Best Invisibility Cloak

Katherine J. Wu

December 22, 2022

side by side gifs of a frog's underside; on the left, the frog is redder and harder to see through; on the right, the frog is translucent green, with a white blob in the center

Health

Consider Armadillo COVID

Yasmin Tayag

December 19, 2022

An illustration of a deer hide with dots on it.

Technology

Why Doesn’t Every American Have a Robot Dog?

Kaitlyn Tiffany

December 16, 2022

A photograph of three Poo-Chi devices and their little dog bones

Technology

TikTok Told Me to Adopt a Pigeon

Sarah Sloat

December 15, 2022

A close-up photo of a pigeon with people in the background

Science

Surprise! Snakes Have Clitorises

Katherine J. Wu

December 13, 2022

the head of a snake with gold, brown, and black scales on red sand

Science

‘Biological Strip Malls’ Have Taken Over the Planet

Ashley Braun

December 10, 2022

Science

The ‘Mother of the Year’ Who Starved for 53 Months

Sabrina Imbler

December 5, 2022

Sketch of a pink octopus with flecks of other colors

Science

Fur Seals Made a Tremendous Comeback. That Might Be a Problem.

Sean Mowbray

December 3, 2022

fur seal nestled in lush vegetation in Antarctica

Ideas

Tracking the Mountain Lion That Ate a Chihuahua

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

November 29, 2022

A photo illustration of the wildlife biologist Jeff Sikich using a radio antenna to track an animal

Science

Dolphins Might Have Elite Spice Tolerance

Sarah Keartes

November 26, 2022

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The Print Edition

Conservation Tends to Ignore the Most Common Type of Life

Otters Are Returning to Polluted Areas. It’s Not a Happy Ending.

When Did People Start Brushing Dogs’ Teeth?

Yachts Won’t Slow Down to Save a Nearly Extinct Whale

One More Reason to Hate Cockroaches

Please Get Me Out of Dead-Dog TikTok

A Cognitive Revolution in Animal Research

You Should Build a Frog Pond

Pregnancy Shouldn’t Work Like This

A Bird’s-Eye View

The Future of Conservation Is Basically Shazam for Wildlife

There’s Something Odd About the Dogs Living at Chernobyl

The Aftermath of a Mass Slaughter at the Zoo

New York’s Rats Have Already Won

We Have a Mink Problem

Is ‘Instinct’ Really Keeping Flaco the Owl Alive?

‘Synchronous Spawning’ Has Been Baffling Scientists for Centuries

A Basic Premise of Animal Conservation Looks Shakier Than Ever

Junk Food Is Bad for You. Is It Bad for Raccoons?

Eagles Are Falling, Bears Are Going Blind

A ‘Distinctly Human’ Trait That Might Actually Be Universal

Labs Are Scooping Up Animals Killed by Wind Turbines

The Meme That Defined a Decade

Can We Talk About How Weird Baby Mammals Are?

What Squirrels Taught Me About Life After Divorce

Future Generations Might Never Get to Kiss Under the Mistletoe

How Glass Frogs Weave the World’s Best Invisibility Cloak

Consider Armadillo COVID

Why Doesn’t Every American Have a Robot Dog?

TikTok Told Me to Adopt a Pigeon

Surprise! Snakes Have Clitorises

‘Biological Strip Malls’ Have Taken Over the Planet

The ‘Mother of the Year’ Who Starved for 53 Months

Fur Seals Made a Tremendous Comeback. That Might Be a Problem.

Tracking the Mountain Lion That Ate a Chihuahua

Dolphins Might Have Elite Spice Tolerance