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Honduran white bats (<em>Ectophylla alba</em>) huddle under heliconia leaf in Braulio Carillo National Park, Costa Rica.
nature

The Elegant, Intelligent Architecture of Tent-Making Bats

More than 20 species of these winged mammals construct tiny leaf homes with climate control and built-in security alarms.
Cara Giaimo March 15, 2024
animals

Podcast: Law of the Tongue

Back when killer whales used to assist humans.
The Podcast Team March 14, 2024
At Lohmann's hatchery in Saint-Fulgent, France, eggs are scanned by machine to determine the sex of the embryo inside.
science

Cutting-Edge Tech Could Spare America’s Unwanted Chickens From Culling

"In-ovo sexing" would revolutionize the chicken industry, but consumers have to want it first.
Andrew Coletti March 12, 2024
Seagulls fly above a beach in Kuwait City during the 2019 partial solar eclipse event.
animals

Animal Behavior During a Total Solar Eclipse Is Wild

The 2017 eclipse across North America generated some surprising data.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 11, 2024
crime

Podcast: GALS Gone Wild

Hear what happens when a man tried to smuggle in 22 giant African land snails into the United States.
The Podcast Team March 5, 2024
Norval Morrisseau's <em>Migration</em> (1973), at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.
libraries

Wonder Is Everywhere: Ancient Lipstick, Darwin’s Library, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White March 1, 2024
Many-armed sunflower sea stars are fast-moving and can grow to the diameter of a bicycle tire, making them formidable hunters.
science

Baby Sea Stars Are Voracious Predators That Might Just Save an Ecosystem

Along the Pacific Coast, fast and furious sunflower sea stars are vicious hunters as adults—and they're even hungrier when young.
Roxanne Hoorn February 27, 2024
Pensacola, Florida

Pensacola Lighthouse

A striking lighthouse with views of the Gulf of Mexico and of a military air show.
Pensacola, Florida

Johnson Beach

A pristine beach on the Gulf of Mexico with deep ties to Pensacola’s Black community.
Australian giant cuttlefish males (top) and females (bottom) show different coloration in mating displays.
science

The Weird and Wonderful World of Sex Under the Sea

From penis dueling to pee potions to switching sexes, there’s no one right way of getting it on in the ocean.
Roxanne Hoorn February 21, 2024
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: An aerial view of graffiti spray painted by taggers on at least 27 stories of an unfinished skyscraper development located downtown, with Cryto.com Arena visible (LOWER R) on February 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Construction of the $1 billion Oceanwide Plaza luxury real estate development stalled in 2019 after a China-based developer ran out of funding leaving the three-tower project uncompleted. The project is located across the street from the Crypto.com Arena where the Grammy Awards will be held on February 4. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
abandoned

Wonder Is Everywhere: Vanilla Queens, an Ancient Arcade, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White February 16, 2024
Boston, Massachusetts

'Frogs in Common'

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.
Walla Walla, Washington

Pioneer Park Aviary

The oldest city park in Walla Walla is home to hundreds of birds, from wood ducks to white peacocks.
Mottisfont, England

The Mottisfont Crocodile

Lurking among the classical architecture, rose gardens, and art of this historic country house—a crocodile in a bathtub.
Wellington, New Zealand

Zealandia

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.
parks

The Surprising Story of the 10 Bison Roaming Golden Gate Park

A herd of the largest land mammal in North America thrive in the country’s third-most-visited urban park, in the heart of San Francisco.
I spy someone lurking in the whistling thorn acacia trees.
animals

Ants Are Swarming Kenya’s Trees and Changing Everything for Lions

Even the smallest insect can impact the largest animals.
Jennifer Billock February 1, 2024
Punxsutawney Phil has predicted a longer winter nearly every Groundhog Day.
holiday

A Primer on Both Groundhogs and Hedgehogs

Just in time for their moment in the sun (or not).
April White January 26, 2024