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A cicada from Brood X, the largest of more than a dozen broods in the region, in Princeton, New Jersey, in 2004.

The 17-Year Cicada Swarms of Brood X Are Coming This Summer

Across the eastern United States, a marvel of nature in the form of billions of loud, flying, mating insects.

Atlas Obscura February 4, 2021

The tourist center in the middle of the park.

Niokolo Koba Park

This park was designated by UNESCO as an Endangered World Heritage site.

Black rhinos in Akagera National Park.

In Rwanda, Learning Whether a ‘Smart Park’ Can Help Both Wildlife and Tourism

It’s taken a lot of outside help, but a national park has come back from the brink.

Amy Yee November 24, 2020

Researchers hope to better understand how calves communicate with their mothers.

Pandemic Quiet Means We Can Eavesdrop on Rare Australian Dolphins

Researchers are hoping to use the opportunity to get a better handle on their language.

Ronan O'Connell October 12, 2020

Brown bears in Katmai National Park, shown here in August, spend the summer bulking up on salmon.

It's Fat Bear Week in Alaska, And There's Still Time to Vote

Big is beautiful as brown bears pile on the pounds before hibernating in Katmai National Park.

Atlas Obscura October 2, 2020

Spectators to the power struggle can come from miles around.

Acorn Woodpeckers Have Multi-Day Wars, and Birds Come From All Around to Watch

A window into complex avian sociopolitical lives.

Luna Shyr September 15, 2020

There's smoke, but no wildfire.

To Protect a Recreated Native Village, California Firefighters Fought Fire With Fire

A slow, careful burn insulated Kule Loklo against a fearsome wildfire.

Jessica Leigh Hester September 4, 2020

Painted turtle hatchlings can spend a winter burrowed in the sand where they're born, and freeze tolerance helps them survive it.

Meet Some of Nature's Coolest Customers

To survive wild temperature swings, freeze-tolerant creatures can do something unthinkable to other species.

Luna Shyr August 17, 2020

Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

Nepal’s last remaining population of wild water buffalo and many other rare species call this reserve home.

West Coast sea otters are picking up <em>Sarcocystis neurona</em> from opossums via clams—a complex transmission chain exacerbated by human-induced "pathogen pollution."

What Do California Otters and Virginia Opossums Have In Common?

A pathogen that doesn't care about social-distancing rules.

Jennifer S. Holland March 30, 2020

According to recent genetic analyses, "forest cats" may have arrived on the island as far back as 1,000 years ago.

The True Origin Story of Madagascar's 'Forest Cat'

Turns out this big, striped lemur-eater didn't come from mainland Africa.

Jennifer S. Holland March 23, 2020

<em>Circellium bacchus</em>, a rare subspecies of dung beetle, is a scarab like no other.

The Outsize Allure of South Africa's Flightless Dung Beetle

In Addo Elephant National Park, the smallest residents may be the biggest draw.

Sandra MacGregor March 4, 2020

A new study suggests that when orcas and other whales swim to warm waters, they're taking a spa vacation—sloughing their skin and shedding the algae they accumulate in cold water.

The Real Reason Whales Take Tropical Trips Each Year

No migration is too far for healthy skin.

Jennifer S. Holland March 3, 2020

An elk herd in Cataloochee.

Maggie Valley, North Carolina

Smoky Mountain Elk Fest

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

Six of the snakes left behind the Farringdon Community Fire Station, in a suburb of Sunderland, England.

What Were 29 Exotic Snakes Doing in a U.K. Trash Bin?

Wriggling in pillowcases, trying to stay warm after being illegally abandoned.

Jennifer S. Holland February 24, 2020

Macquarie Island lengthwise, the research station at center.

Macquarie Island

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.

Love fades.

How a Minnesota Town Fell In and Out of Love With Its Ginormous Geese

Like most human-fowl relationships, it's complicated.

Molly Monk February 13, 2020

A mutually beneficial arrangement.

What a Viral Video of a Coyote and Badger Says About Interspecies Duos

Sometimes they're buddies. Sometimes it's strictly business.

Jennifer S. Holland February 10, 2020