19+ hour, 4+ min ago   (275+ words) Octopuses, along with squid and cuttlefish, can change the appearance of their skin remarkably quickly. Camouflage is one of the most familiar uses. As soft-bodied animals without shells for protection, many octopuses rely on color, pattern, and even changes in…...

23+ hour, 34+ min ago   (488+ words) As autumn sets in, homes across the country become the scene for an unwelcome migration. Spiders, driven indoors by changing weather, often prompt hurried searches for solutions that actually work. Despite the popularity of chemical sprays and classic traps, these…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (319+ words) Sonny Haugen is a freelance writer attending university in Kyoto, Japan and studying political science. When not in school, Sonny enjoys spending their free time watching animals videos and spending time outdoors. Having grown up with dogs, birds, and chickens,…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (481+ words) A hungry bear looking for an easy meal is one thing. A bear deciding to take the entire dumpster with it is something else. Surveillance footage from a Colorado restaurant captured exactly that, showing a determined black bear grabbing onto…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (288+ words) A moth thought lost to science has reappeared after seventy years, leaving conservationists stunned at both the discovery and what it reveals about hidden corners of nature. For decades, no confirmed sighting suggested the species was gone for good. This…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (236+ words) The people aboard the boat reach down to touch the whale as it remains alongside them. At one point, it opens its mouth and gives everyone an unusually close look inside. What might look like a mouthful of strange teeth…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (136+ words) Vast numbers of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle undertake the seasonal migration every year. The Mara and Talek rivers are crossed during the Great Migration as the animals search for fresh grazing. These river crossings create some of the most dramatic…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (272+ words) In 2022, a quiet corner of Papua New Guinea witnessed a moment that shifted the course of conservation science. On Fergusson Island, researchers and local villagers teamed up in a last, determined search for a bird that had eluded humanity for…...

4+ day, 2+ min ago   (271+ words) Watch a Red Ruffed Lemur Sunbathe Like It’s Beach Season A-Z Animals Quick TakeLiving at the top of the forest sounds idyllic, but that changes once you learn what it forces lemurs to do every single morning See the treetop…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (350+ words) Kindness is easy to recognize when people show it. Someone pays for the next order in the coffee line, helps a relative with an overdue bill, or eats the slightly questionable pancakes their child made for breakfast. Animals can display…...