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The famous bald eagle nest live cam is back with three new eggs
A resilient pair of internet-famous American bald eagles is at it again. Jackie and Shadow are currently incubating three eggs on their large nest overlooking Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino...
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Dragging dead fish around reveals super power of mucus
By dragging a bunch of dead fish around, scientists may have uncovered a hidden power of one of biology’s most important substances—mucus. And what they found might even help us understand the very...
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14 outstanding images from the 2025 World Nature Photographer Awards
A polar bear playfully fetches a stick in the waters of Svalbard, Norway. It’s a moment of levity for an animal better known for their imposing dispositions. Photographer Tom Nickels watched the scene...
View ArticleUS Fish and Wildlife is begging you to eat more invasive marsh rodents
The US Fish and Wildlife Service is asking Americans to step up as conservationists and make a meal out of cat-sized rodents. The plea is part of the agency’s annual National Invasive Species Week...
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Morning lark or night owl? Prevailing ideas of mammal activity are outdated
Squirrels are plentiful when the sun’s out, while rats are a more common sight after dusk. Often, the former are described as diurnal, and the latter nocturnal. But for many animals, those labels are...
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Krill or anchovy? Baleen whale songs may indicate what’s on the menu
For humpback whales in the Pacific, their songs may be a solid indicator of the type of food that is swimming nearby. By listening in on their songs from year to year, a team of scientists found...
View ArticleFlying squirrels the size of cats soared over prehistoric Appalachia
Recently analyzed fossils finally confirm a longtime paleontological theory: Flying squirrels the size of domesticated cats glided across the Bering Land Bridge roughly 5 million years ago. Although...
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See the first moments when 3 polar bear cubs emerge from their den
It’s a big world out there, especially for polar bear cubs emerging from their dens. An international team of researchers observed these special first steps thanks to nearly a decade of camera footage...
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Narwhals spotted using tusks for non-mating fun
With their long, spiral tusks, narwhals (Monodon monoceros) look like something out of a fairy tale. Primarily seen in male narwhals, these single elongated teeth that can grow up to 10 feet. These...
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Patient’s tingling feet turns out to be a rat-borne brain parasite
A tingling sensation in your feet is usually the result of poor blood circulation. But every so often, it’s an indicator of a much more nightmarish scenario: parasites setting up shop in your brain...
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Pips spotted! Live cam bald eagles’ eggs shows hopeful signs of hatching
Internet-famous bald eagles Jackie and Shadow might just have a hatchling on the horizon. The first pip–or crack in a bird’s eggshell–was confirmed at 3:09 p.m. PST on March 2. Bird enthusiasts from...
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Vicious invasive ants form gigantic supercolonies
The next time you’re outside, look down. Odds are, you might spot one of Earth’s estimated 20 quadrillion ants scurrying around. Depending on where you are, you may detect an Argentine ant. It might...
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1,400 different bug species found in the guts of Asian hornets
One of the world’s largest hornet species appears to have quite a diverse palate. When studying the Asian hornets’ (Vespa velutina) gut contents, a team of researchers from the University of Exeter in...
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The famous bald eagle nest live cam is back and the hatching has started
Update, March 4: The first egg hatched on March 3 at 11:26 p.m. PST. The second egg hatched on March 4 at 4:29 a.m. PST. Update, March 3: Pip spotted in the nest. A resilient pair of internet-famous...
View ArticleEarth’s ‘Great Dying’ killed 80-90% of life. How some amphibians survived.
When we talk about mass extinction events, the first case that usually comes to mind is when an asteroid struck Earth about 66 million years ago and triggered the extinction of the dinosaurs. However,...
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12 riveting wildlife images from Nature inFocus Photography Awards
In Kolsa, Tadoba, India, photographer Anirudh Laxmipathy catches the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment that a powerful tigress named Kuwani lunges at an unsuspecting wild boar. At age 14, Kuwani still...
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1.5 million years ago, human ancestors used hippo bones to make tools
New evidence uncovered in east Africa indicates ancient hominins began crafting tools from animal bones far earlier than previously thought. If confirmed, our human ancestors started shaping bones by...
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15 breathtaking images from the Nature Photography Awards
A polar bear lounges in a field of pink flowers. An arctic fox skips gingerly as the thaw of spring moves in. And a baby chimpanzee sips a bottle. The 2024 Nature Photography Contest showcases the...
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Jackie and Shadow’s third eaglet has landed
Following the successful hatchings of two little eaglets this week, a third egg has hatched for internet-famous bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow. The third eaglet arrived before 6:13 a.m. PST on...
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Megalodon may have been ‘even longer’ than we thought
If you picture a megalodon, chances are you envision what amounts to a gigantic great white shark. The image is understandable, given almost every depiction of the ancient apex predators across...
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