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The Legacy Trail, a converted rail trail stretching 18.5 miles, winds through some of Sarasota County’s most spectacular scenery.
nature

Why Sarasota Is an Ideal Destination for Nature Lovers

Must-visit spots to make the most of your travels.
A brown rat peeks out from the grass.
science

What Makes an Animal a Pest? AO Wants to Know.

Animal-human conflict expert Bethany Brookshire explains why we put cats before rats.
Andrew Coletti January 24, 2025
The lights of Los Angeles shine behind this mountain lion, photographed with a motion sensor camera. These big cats share the scrubby landscape with wealthy suburbs.
cats

How Will California’s Wildfires Affect Wildlife?

From fleeing mountain lions to scorched soil, the aftermath of intense fires shows an ecosystem transformed.
Phoebe Weston January 21, 2025
A mother manatee and her baby swim through the water in Crystal River, Florida, where manatees can be found year-round.
science

Florida’s Manatees Are Relative Newcomers, According to Historical Research

These beloved sea cows were barely recorded in the area before the seas warmed in the late 1700s. Now their habitats are at risk.
Richard Luscombe January 6, 2025
This pygmy hippo at the 1939 World's Fair Firestone exhibit was probably Gumdrop I, Billy's first surviving calf.
zoos

Before Moo Deng, There Was ‘William Johnson Hippopotamus’

During the Roaring ’20s, the American National Zoo welcomed the first pygmy hippo superstar.
Andrew Coletti November 25, 2024
Battery Point Lighthouse
Itinerary

Sea Of Wonders

California's Curious Coastline
North Bonneville, Washington

Bonneville Lock & Dam

Boats and fish both find their way through this massive hydroelectric structure.
Albertinia, South Africa

Skull Garden

On the grounds of a game lodge, a path decorated with the skulls of all kinds of animals.
Hagerman, Idaho

Hagerman Fossil Beds

An ordinary rancher stumbled upon one of the world’s largest collections of Pliocene horse fossils.
Rockland, Maine

Project Puffin Visitor Center

Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.
Santiago, Mexico

Cascada Sol de Mayo

A 40-foot waterfall hidden in a desert oasis.
Our new book celebrates creatures big and small, familiar and unfamiliar.
nature

What Sets Humans Apart From Other Creatures? Less Than You Might Think.

Our new book, "Wild Life," publishes today.
Cara Giaimo September 17, 2024
Puffling chicks hatch around July and start leaving the colony in mid-September.
nature

How a 'Puffling Patrol' Protects Iceland’s Puffin Babies

On the small island of Heimaey, young volunteers help out disoriented baby birds.
Maggie Downs September 13, 2024
The birds turn their feathers red by bathing in rusty water or rubbing themselves with damp red soil.
nature

Meet the Bone-Eating Vulture That Dyes Itself the Color of Blood

You don't get more hardcore than the lammergeier.
Cara Giaimo September 6, 2024
The tomes within the gorgeous library are kept safe by bat-led pest control.
libraries

In This Beautiful Library, Bats Guard the Books

The winged residents have been lurking in the stacks since the 18th century.
Cara Giaimo August 30, 2024
The more we try to keep raccoons out of our trash bins, the better they get at breaking in.
animals

Can You Outsmart a Raccoon?

Recent studies show just how tricky these trash pandas can be, from opening locks to nabbing DoorDash orders.
Roxanne Hoorn August 30, 2024
Don't be fooled: That's no spider on the rock.
nature

The Impressive Trickery of Spider-Tailed Horned Vipers

It’s a spider! No, it’s a snake!
Cara Giaimo August 23, 2024
A cricket peers through a leaf hole in South Africa.
nature

Small Crickets Amplify Their Sounds With Savvy Engineering

A little leaf hack helps their chirps reach more females.
Cara Giaimo August 16, 2024