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When polar bears like this mom and cub wander into Churchill, a small town in a remote northern corner of Canada, they might just end up in "polar bear jail."
prisons

Inside Canada's Polar Bear Jail

The holding facility helps bears and people safely coexist in the remote northern town.
Lina Zeldovich March 2, 2023
Army ants, which travel in massive units, play a critical role in ecosystem health.
science

How a Lone Researcher Faced Down Millions of Army Ants on the March in Ecuador

Renowned entomologist Frank Nischk remembers when the determined insects tried to invade a field station.
Frank Nischk March 1, 2023
A pair of manatees in Florida's Crystal River.
animals

Nursing Florida’s Ailing Manatees Back to Health—And the Wild

In a sign of hope, a record number of the gentle animals, rested and recovered, have been released this year.
Amy Green February 27, 2023
Charlton, Massachusetts

Grave of Grizzly Adams

The final resting place of a man who claimed that he could tame even the mightiest of bears.
Nanyuki, Kenya

Ol Pejeta Rhino Cemetery

The memorial honors the lives of rhinoceroses killed by poachers.
science

In the World of Animal Courtship, These Males Go to Extremes

For some species, mating season means detachable penises, urine-based perfumes, and ear-splitting declarations of love.
Ashley Stimpson February 9, 2023
art

Podcast: The San Juan Island Pig War

How, yes, a pig almost started a war between the United States and Britain.
The Podcast Team February 9, 2023
Australia's northern quolls "readily bite" anything within reach, requiring careful, firm handling for the safety of both quoll and human.
science

Studying Australia's Feisty Northern Quolls Requires Beef Chum and Backpacks

Scientists fitted the famously bitey marsupials with tiny accelerometers to learn their secrets.
Gemma Tarlach February 8, 2023
The pet cemetery
Knaresborough, England

Conyngham Hall Pet Cemetery

Hidden in the woods behind this English estate lies a Victorian pet cemetery.
Punxsutawney Phil is far from the only weather-predicting marmot on Groundhog Day.
holiday

The Alternative Groundhogs Vying for Punxsutawney Phil's Weather Forecasting Job

Don't forget about Big Al the Alligator and Scramble the Duck's predicting powers either.
Jennifer Byrne February 2, 2023
floods

Does This Silly-Looking Animal Have a Solution to Climate Change?

Beavers can reshape the North American ecosystem—if we let them.
Shoshi Parks January 31, 2023
During the last ice age, people moved across Beringia, a massive landform connecting Asia and North America. Seasonal hunters left behind a trove of valuable evidence of their presence at the northern Canadian site known as the Bluefish Caves.
caves

Investigating Ice Age America’s Ancient Abattoir

Scientists know people were in Yukon 24,000 years ago. But what were they doing there?
Devon Bidal January 30, 2023
Pewsey White Horse
Pewsey, England

Pewsey White Horse

This figure was cut into the hillside in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of King George VI.
Marlborough White Horse
Marlborough, England

Marlborough White Horse

One of the smaller hillside chalk horses was designed and cut in by a group of local students in 1804.
Devizes White Horse
Devizes, England

Devizes White Horse

In 1999, a new equine figure was cut into this English hillside near the site where an older white horse had previously appeared.
Broad Town White Horse
Broad Town, England

Broad Town White Horse

A chalk horse cut into an English hillside in the 19th century.
Morrisville, North Carolina

Fabius Page's Mule and Horse Graveyard

Between 1930 and 1946, a tobacco farmer laid his beloved horses and mules to rest in this small patch of pine forest.
Tin Camel Roundabout
Norseman, Australia

Tin Camel Roundabout

A tribute to the role camels played in the region's industrial development.