2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (230+ words) Published Feb 9, 2026 2: 02 PM EST In April 2025, a scientific study went viral online for a particularly wild claim. A forest of Norway spruce trees (Picea abies) in the Dolomites of northern Italy appeared to rapidly synchronize their cellular-level electrical signals'known as…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (519+ words) Popular Science From butt-loving baboons to peacocking spiders, animals boast an array of flirting techniques. Male frigatebirds attract potential mates by inflating a large, hairless, red throat pouch and shaking their wings like the DJ just started spinning "Yeah!" by…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (279+ words) " Amazon Big Spring Sale: 100+ editor-approved deals worth buying right now " By Popular Science Team Published Nov 29, 2025 3: 00 PM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) Adding us as a. .. "The Canopy Watcher" by Federica Cordero Winner, Animal Portraits In the…...

6+ mon, 5+ day ago  (443+ words) Published Oct 9, 2025 2: 00 PM EDT Ah, siblings. These special relationships can be filled with everything from fun and joy to cruel pranks and teasing. Witnessing each other's childhoods and sharing parents along with family secrets and advice makes it a relationship…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (638+ words) Published Mar 7, 2026 1: 00 PM EST Hummingbirds mesmerize us with their lightning-fast zips across the yard and their impossibly tiny stature. It's tempting to think attracting them is as simple as hanging a bright red feeder and calling it a day. But…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (210+ words) Published Apr 13, 2026 2: 50 PM EDT It's been another roller coaster nesting season for Jackie and Shadow, a pair of internet-famous bald eagle parents living in San Bernardino National Forest in Southern California. After two of their eggs were destroyed by ravens…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (374+ words) Published Apr 12, 2026 11: 03 AM EDT When animals end up in a wildlife center, it's usually not for happy reasons. But sometimes tough situations have a silver lining, and that's exactly what's happened at Raven Ridge Wildlife Center in Washington Boro, Pennsylvania....

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (229+ words) Published Apr 11, 2026 10: 05 AM EDT In an intervention that might one day inspire the animated animal version of Argo, the Cheetah Conservation Fund and Somaliland's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change rescued two cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cubs on the verge of…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (306+ words) Published Apr 10, 2026 11: 39 AM EDT Over the last eight years, Grand Teton staff have partnered with various community organizations and local schools to restore around 100 acres of pasture near the airport. They have particularly focused on reintroducing native plants and maintaining…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (842+ words) Published Apr 10, 2026 9: 02 AM EDT Many of the animals we know and love today have tails, from the littlest kitten to the largest whale. These tails vary widely by anatomy and purpose'from the grippy tails of opossums to the balancing tails…...