Behold the Roseate Spoonbill, a Deeply Weird Bird The roseate spoonbill is nature's predilection for garishness come to fruition By J. Drew Lanham January 9, 2023 In this story: birds, wildlife
Diving Beetles' Sexual Choices: Coercion or Promiscuity A colorful beetle with a dizzying sex life By Rachel Nuwer September 27, 2022 In this story: animal rights
Satellites Stalk Narwhals From Space, But They Still Keep Secrets On being a mysterious being in a massive possible ocean By Alexis Pauline Gumbs July 4, 2022 In this story: animals
Rüppell's Vultures: Not Pretty, But They Get the Job Done You don't miss scavengers until no one's around to eat the carrion By Sara Novak April 12, 2022 In this story: animals
Humans Have a Rival When It Comes to Ecological Mayhem This little piggy has quite a rap sheet By Paul Rauber December 23, 2021 In this story: animals
The Spotted Owl and the College Student The interspecies conversation that saved Pacific Northwest old growth By Heather Smith October 4, 2021 In this story: wildlife, birds
The Spirit Bear A secret creature comes to the forefront By Heather Smith July 3, 2021 In this story: animals, science
Itty-Bitty Reindeer Svalbard's diminutive reindeer—just the right size for a polar bear snack By Paul Rauber November 1, 2016 In this story: animals
The pangolin is the weirdest animal on Earth A mash-up of a roly-poly, armadillo, and small dinosaur. Why do so many people want to eat it? By Rachel Nuwer July 28, 2016 In this story: animals, endangered species
This insect is TWO FEET long Will she be the world's longest stick bug? By Catherine Schuknecht June 5, 2016 In this story: insects, science