nature

August 20, 2020

Science

This Fish Should Not Exist

Christie Wilcox and Quanta Magazine

August 9, 2020

Social Distance

Listen: A Guide to Birding

August 3, 2020

Science

A Canadian Province Killed 463 Wolves for No Good Reason

Sabrina Imbler

July 14, 2020

Science

Lockdowns Could Be the ‘Biggest Conservation Action’ in a Century

Ben Goldfarb

July 6, 2020

Science

The Dogs That Sniff Out 5,000-Year-Old Bones

Jill Neimark and Sapiens

July 5, 2020

Science

The Search for the World’s Simplest Animal

Emily Underwood

June 8, 2020

Science

Rats Have Not Changed. We Have.

Sarah Zhang

June 8, 2020

An illustration of rats among skyscrapers

Science

America’s Never-Ending Battle Against Flesh-Eating Worms

Sarah Zhang

May 26, 2020

illustration of an airplane dropping insects

Science

How Loners Are an Evolutionary Insurance Policy

Jordana Cepelewicz and Quanta Magazine

May 23, 2020

Poem

Tree Beyond Your Window

Michael Collier

June 2020 Issue

Poem

In the Social Distance

Ken Burns

May 16, 2020

Books

Why Birds Do What They Do

Jenny Odell

June 2020 Issue

Science

How Bats Might Have Tamed the Coronavirus

Katherine J. Wu and Undark

May 10, 2020

Family

On Top of Everything Else, My Dog Died

Deborah Copaken

April 22, 2020

Science

The Case of the Missing Bacteria

Jordana Cepelewicz and Quanta Magazine

April 18, 2020

A photo of petri dishes from different animals filled with varying amounts of bacteria

Health

Don’t Get Your Pet Groomed, Groomers Say

Olga Khazan

April 14, 2020

An illustration of a woman washing a dog and wearing a mask

Family

I Got a Pandemic Puppy, and You Can Too

Gillian B. White

April 11, 2020

Science

Why Italians Are Growing Apples for Wild Bears

Christopher Preston

April 9, 2020

Science

An Endless Fight Between Snowmobilers and Wolverines

Helen Santoro and High Country News

March 23, 2020

illustration of snowmobilers with an animal

Science

The Rich Meals That Keep Wild Animals on the Menu

J. B. MacKinnon

March 19, 2020

illustration of a hand unlocking a door knob

Science

The Last Giraffes on Earth

Ed Yong

April 2020 Issue

Science

What It Means to See a Cougar

Sarah Gilman and High Country News

March 7, 2020

Science

Hawaiian Birds Are Losing Their Songs

Undark and Danielle Beurteaux

March 1, 2020

Science

The Strange Influence the Sun Has on Whales

Ed Yong

February 24, 2020

Science

The Cascading Consequences of the Worst Disease Ever

Ed Yong

February 13, 2020

Ideas

What Do Wolfdogs Want?

Annie Lowrey

February 2, 2020

Science

Cancel Earthworms

Julia Rosen

January 23, 2020

An illustration of a mass of worms beneath a forest.

Science

A Menu of Invasive Species

Nicola Twilley, Cynthia Graber, and Gastropod

January 20, 2020

Science

Texas Can’t Quit the Aoudad

Marion Renault

January 13, 2020

Science

The Price of Protecting Rhinos

Cathleen O'Grady

January 13, 2020

A human silhouette reaches out to touch a rhino.

Science

What Scientists Learned by Putting 3-D Glasses on Cuttlefish

Ed Yong

January 8, 2020

Science

The Survival Advantage of Being a Fancy Baby Coot

Ed Yong

December 31, 2019

A baby coot with red and orange feathers

Science

A Field Guide for the Entire 21st Century

Robinson Meyer

December 26, 2019

Science

The Mystery of the Disappearing Seabird

Eric Wagner

December 17, 2019

An illustration of a kittiwake flying over the sea

Science

Why Mammals Are So Good at Hearing (And Chewing)

Sarah Zhang

December 5, 2019

An artist's rendering of a new mammalian species found in China

Sections

The Print Edition

The Worst Animal in the World

This Fish Should Not Exist

Listen: A Guide to Birding

A Canadian Province Killed 463 Wolves for No Good Reason

Lockdowns Could Be the ‘Biggest Conservation Action’ in a Century

The Dogs That Sniff Out 5,000-Year-Old Bones

The Search for the World’s Simplest Animal

Rats Have Not Changed. We Have.

America’s Never-Ending Battle Against Flesh-Eating Worms

How Loners Are an Evolutionary Insurance Policy

Tree Beyond Your Window

In the Social Distance

Why Birds Do What They Do

How Bats Might Have Tamed the Coronavirus

On Top of Everything Else, My Dog Died

The Case of the Missing Bacteria

Don’t Get Your Pet Groomed, Groomers Say

I Got a Pandemic Puppy, and You Can Too

Why Italians Are Growing Apples for Wild Bears

An Endless Fight Between Snowmobilers and Wolverines

The Rich Meals That Keep Wild Animals on the Menu

The Last Giraffes on Earth

What It Means to See a Cougar

Hawaiian Birds Are Losing Their Songs

The Strange Influence the Sun Has on Whales

The Cascading Consequences of the Worst Disease Ever

What Do Wolfdogs Want?

Cancel Earthworms

A Menu of Invasive Species

Texas Can’t Quit the Aoudad

The Price of Protecting Rhinos

What Scientists Learned by Putting 3-D Glasses on Cuttlefish

The Survival Advantage of Being a Fancy Baby Coot

A Field Guide for the Entire 21st Century

The Mystery of the Disappearing Seabird

Why Mammals Are So Good at Hearing (And Chewing)