animals

Say Hello to the 6 Newest Species of 2021

Meet iridescent sharks, nano-chameleons, and other characters

By Lindsey Botts June 28, 2021

In this story: wildlife, animals

The Song of the Cicada

Out of the pandemic, into a valley of insects

By Holly Haworth June 17, 2021

In this story: science, animals, insects, appalachia

Image of a cicada with ruby red eyes on a hand in front of green grass

The Spirit Bear

A secret creature comes to the forefront

By Heather Smith July 3, 2021

In this story: animals, science

A white black bear lies in a lush green forest eating a fleshy salmon.

Coyote Mating Season Comes to Gainesville, and Pets Go Missing

The urban world we live in is also nature

By Lauren Groff June 29, 2021

In this story: animals

Illustration shows a coyote walking. There's the bottom of a street sign, a bike tire, and a plastic cone.

I Am the Walrus

A snapshot from the frontiers of wildlife conservation

June 30, 2021

In this story: animals

Dark image shows a walrus looking into a dirt-floored hut. There are other walruses behind it.

An Ode and Elegy to Nature’s Songs

In “Earth’s Wild Music,” Kathleen Dean Moore invites us to listen more closely

By Aaron Mok May 30, 2021

In this story: books, music, animals

Another Gray Whale Washed Up on Shore. Now What?

What a whale’s death means, in bones and baleen

By Kate Golden May 20, 2021

In this story: science, wildlife, oceans, animals

A deceased gray whale lies on a white sand beach, with blue waves in the background.

Beavers Are Firefighters Who Work for Free

Is it time to rethink beaver relocation bans?

By Lucy Sherriff May 4, 2021

In this story: science, indigenous communities, wildlife, animals, politics

Beaver standing in a stream, facing the camera, little paws in the air and looking impossibly adorable.

The Other COVID Nurses

The epic task of rehabilitating wildlife during a plague

By Lauren Owens Lambert and Liz Devitt April 14, 2021

In this story: science, wildlife, animals

How Biodiversity Can Prevent Pandemics

It's about which species, not how many

By Aaron Mok April 12, 2021

In this story: science, animals, health, wildlife

Adult and baby rhinos standing together in front of a pond, in front of a horizon of distant trees and a bright blue sky

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