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July 22, 2021

Culture

What Cat People Can Teach Us

Sarah Archer

July 21, 2021

A cat person holding his black cat in front of a ring light

Science

Are Wind Turbines a Danger to Wildlife? Ask the Dogs.

Sarah Zhang

July 21, 2021

Science

Why Do Mammals Kill Each Other?

Katherine J. Wu

July 20, 2021

brown bears fighting in a lake in Russia

Science

The Mystery at the Base of One of Biology’s Strangest Relationships

Katherine J. Wu

July 14, 2021

Science

Lizards Took ‘This Is Fine’ Way Too Literally

Katherine J. Wu

July 13, 2021

the Psammodromus algirus lizard, or the Algerian sand racer

Science

Cape Cod’s Waters Are Getting Very, Very Sharky

Sarah Sax and Undark

July 10, 2021

Science

The Story of Songbirds Is a Story of Sugar

Ed Yong

July 8, 2021

A white-cheeked honeyeater feeding on pink Grevillea flowers

Science

Maine Has a Dangerous, Small, and Very Itchy Problem

Kendra Pierre-Louis

July 7, 2021

A bunch of fuzzy browntail moth caterpillars with distinctive orange spots

Science

The Last Thing Albatrosses Needed Was a New Predator

Jake Buehler and Hakai Magazine

July 3, 2021

Science

No One Imagined Giant Lizard Nests Would Be This Weird

Ed Yong

June 25, 2021

A yellow-spotted goanna with its tongue sticking out

Science

Blue Animals Are Different From All the Rest

Viviane Callier and Quanta Magazine

June 20, 2021

A bright-green blue-winged leafbird of Southeast Asia rests on a branch.

Science

Drivers Never Learn the One Lesson of Cicada Season

Marina Koren

June 16, 2021

An illustration of a cicada on a stop sign

Science

A Hint About How Life Made It Onto Land

Katherine J. Wu

June 15, 2021

Mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus) jumping

Science

Two Arctic Fish Are Breaking the Rules of Genetics

Quanta Magazine and Christie Wilcox

June 12, 2021

Science

One More Reason to Admire Elephant Trunks

Katherine J. Wu

June 1, 2021

several elephant trunks reaching into the same bucket

Health

Nature Isn’t Really Healing

Brian Owens and Hakai Magazine

May 30, 2021

Health

All the Sad, Lonely Pandemic Puppies

Sarah Zhang

May 27, 2021

Illustration of dog with a coronavirus-shaped dog tag

Science

An Unorthodox Strategy to Stop Cars From Hitting Deer

Ed Yong

May 24, 2021

Science

The Never-Aging Ants With a Terrible Secret

Katherine J. Wu

May 18, 2021

Temnothorax ants, one of which is infected by a tapeworm

Science

The Body’s Most Embarrassing Organ Is an Evolutionary Marvel

Katherine J. Wu

May 18, 2021

Science

How to Poison Feral Hogs (And Only Feral Hogs)

Stephen Ornes and Undark

May 15, 2021

Science

The Surprise Hiding in the DNA of Pet Fish

Sarah Zhang

May 14, 2021

Science

Pay No Attention to That Cat Inside a Box

Katherine J. Wu

May 12, 2021

Science

Cicadas Have an Existential Problem

Ed Yong

May 5, 2021

A Brood X cicada with red eyes and yellow wings

Science

A Bird’s Stinky Egg Is Actually a Humblebrag

Katherine J. Wu

May 4, 2021

Science

The Biggest Party of 2021 Is About to Start

Katherine J. Wu

April 5, 2021

Science

So What’s the Point of Playtime?

Chris Woolston and Knowable Magazine

April 3, 2021

Wild macaque monkeys have made rock-playing a part of their daily routines and a cornerstone of their culture. Here, a youngster learns rock basics.

Science

An Entire Group of Whales Has Somehow Escaped Human Attention

J. B. MacKinnon

March 30, 2021

A large whale looks at a sound wave underwater while a boat sits on the surface.

Science

What Killed These Bald Eagles? After 25 Years, We Finally Know.

Sarah Zhang

March 25, 2021

Science

A Pesky Insect Took an Evolutionary Shortcut

Katherine J. Wu

March 25, 2021

Science

A Gruesome Feeding Frenzy in the Atlantic Ocean

Sarah Zhang

March 18, 2021

Viewfinder

A Bug’s Life

Sabrina Imbler

April 2021 Issue

Photo looking up from ground through field of wildflowers

Science

Cone Snails Are Liars and Murderers

Katherine J. Wu

March 12, 2021

Science

Do You Have More Self-Control Than a Cuttlefish?

Sarah Keartes and Hakai Magazine

March 6, 2021

Science

How Female Frogs Tune Out Useless, Noisy Males

Katherine J. Wu

March 4, 2021

Two frogs looking at each other on a branch.

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The Print Edition

The Trash Parrots of Australia Are Very Annoying but Very Clever

What Cat People Can Teach Us

Are Wind Turbines a Danger to Wildlife? Ask the Dogs.

Why Do Mammals Kill Each Other?

The Mystery at the Base of One of Biology’s Strangest Relationships

Lizards Took ‘This Is Fine’ Way Too Literally

Cape Cod’s Waters Are Getting Very, Very Sharky

The Story of Songbirds Is a Story of Sugar

Maine Has a Dangerous, Small, and Very Itchy Problem

The Last Thing Albatrosses Needed Was a New Predator

No One Imagined Giant Lizard Nests Would Be This Weird

Blue Animals Are Different From All the Rest

Drivers Never Learn the One Lesson of Cicada Season

A Hint About How Life Made It Onto Land

Two Arctic Fish Are Breaking the Rules of Genetics

One More Reason to Admire Elephant Trunks

Nature Isn’t Really Healing

All the Sad, Lonely Pandemic Puppies

An Unorthodox Strategy to Stop Cars From Hitting Deer

The Never-Aging Ants With a Terrible Secret

The Body’s Most Embarrassing Organ Is an Evolutionary Marvel

How to Poison Feral Hogs (And Only Feral Hogs)

The Surprise Hiding in the DNA of Pet Fish

Pay No Attention to That Cat Inside a Box

Cicadas Have an Existential Problem

A Bird’s Stinky Egg Is Actually a Humblebrag

The Biggest Party of 2021 Is About to Start

So What’s the Point of Playtime?

An Entire Group of Whales Has Somehow Escaped Human Attention

What Killed These Bald Eagles? After 25 Years, We Finally Know.

A Pesky Insect Took an Evolutionary Shortcut

A Gruesome Feeding Frenzy in the Atlantic Ocean

A Bug’s Life

Cone Snails Are Liars and Murderers

Do You Have More Self-Control Than a Cuttlefish?

How Female Frogs Tune Out Useless, Noisy Males