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Puerto Ayora, Ecuador

Lonesome George at the Fausto Llerena Breeding Center

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.
A California condor, the largest North American bird with a wingspan of up to 10 feet.
animals

How the California Condor Comeback Was Hatched

Once on the brink of extinction, the massive birds now number in the hundreds.
Danna Staaf June 7, 2023
On the nesting colony platform, a common tern watches over its chicks beside tufts of artificial grass that mimic the birds' traditional nesting habitat.
science

Maryland's Rare Seabirds Get a Life Raft and Babysitters

Scientists don bike helmets and dodge bird poop to care for a colony of endangered common terns.
Ashley Stimpson June 6, 2023
voodoo

Podcast: Temple of Pythons

We visit southern Benin to learn more about one of the world's most misunderstood spiritual systems.
The Podcast Team June 6, 2023
To reduce the risk of conflict between humans and elephants, scientists are looking at the situation from the animals' perspective.
animals

To Reduce Conflicts With Humans, Get Inside an Elephant's Head

Understanding how the giant mammals weigh risk and reward could help prevent clashes with people.
Mridula Chari June 5, 2023
The crossing offers a safer way for animals to move across the highway.
List

9 Real-World Animal Crossings

These bridges, tunnels, and viaducts help wildlife safely navigate the road.
Michelle Cassidy May 26, 2023
Beila, Mauritania

Camel Market

The largest camel market in West Africa
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania

The Blue Whale of Noah's Ark

The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.
On Tuckernuck Island, the American giant millipede is in danger of losing its head. Scientists don't know what is responsible for the unprecedented number of decapitations.
science

The Mystery of the Headless Millipedes

Every summer, hundreds of millipedes are murdered on one small Massachusetts island.
William von Herff May 26, 2023
Some 60 years ago, an ancient Olmec sculpture known as the "Earth Monster" was stolen. Last week, it went home to Mexico.
ghost towns

Wonder Is Everywhere: Buying a Ghost Town, Finding the Earth Monster, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White May 26, 2023
Blue ghost fireflies (<em>Phausis reticulata</em>) zigzag through an Appalachian forest.
insects

Photographing Fireflies, a Love Story

An award-winning photographer shares what these bioluminescent insects have taught him—and how you can capture their beauty.
Emily Dieckman May 24, 2023
science

This New Species Is a Fish out of Water by Choice

The Juan Deriba killifish, found in a tiny area of Bolivia, jumps out of water to evade threats.
James Hall May 23, 2023
A Steller’s sea eagle near Sapporo, Japan.
science

What a Roving Steller's Sea Eagle May Tell Us About Ourselves

Thousands of miles from its native range, the raptor illustrates how attitudes toward nature vary.
Adriana Craciun May 22, 2023
Salt Lake City, Utah

Allen Park

This former wildlife sanctuary is being transformed into an art park.
A swallow in Griebnitzsee
Potsdam, Germany

Griebnitzsee Rauchschwalben (Gribnitzsee Station Swallows)

A local train station entrance hall doubles as a sanctuary for barn swallows.
Eunice Winkless diving at the Steel Pier.
amusement parks

Remembering When Horse Diving Was an Actual Thing

For 50 years, this bizarre act was one of the Atlantic City's biggest attractions.
Diana Hubbell May 9, 2023
science

Podcast: National Poo Museum

A place where excrement is elevated.
The Podcast Team May 8, 2023
Rinoceronte
Brescia, Italy

Rinoceronte di Piazza Vittoria

This sculpture of a rhinoceros suspended above a city square is meant to evoke the weight of the human condition.