How the House Finch Conquered Your Feeder…and a Continent

The dramatic spread of the non-native bird we love, the house finch.

Matthew L. Miller

The Carp Show: An Inside Look at the Jumping Fish Invasion

Your guide to one of the most notorious fish invasions.

Matthew L. Miller

Fear the Squirrel: How Wildlife Causes Major Power Outages

Squirrels may pose a bigger threat to the power grid than cyber-attack.

Edward Ricciuti

Halloween Stories of Spooky Species & Weird Science

Nature is full of spooky species, weird science, and sometimes disturbing natural phenomena.

The Editors

50 Fish, 50 States: Small Stream Wonders

An easy-to-overlook New York stream yields a strange and ferocious fish.

Matthew L. Miller

Horrifying True Stories of Insect Zombies

For insects, Zombieland is a very real and very horrifying fate.

Matthew L. Miller

A Field Guide to Commonly Misidentified Snakes

Snake expert and biologist David Steen helps you determine what that snake is. Spoiler: It’s not always a copperhead or cottonmouth.

David A. Steen

Recovery: The Seal and Shark Invasion

Gray seals and great white sharks are rebounding in the Northeast U.S., but not everyone’s happy.

Ted Williams

Meet The World’s 10 Coolest Bats

From bats that mimic chickens to bats that build tents, a look at some of the most fascinating creatures on the planet.

Matthew L. Miller

The Platypus Is Weirder Than You Ever Imagined

Once denounced as a hoax, the platypus is far weirder than those early explorers and zoologists could ever imagine. 

Justine E. Hausheer

The Living Benefits of East Coast Dam Removal

Removing obsolete dams offer dramatic benefits for fish, the economy and the future.

Matthew L. Miller

A Field Guide to Elk Bugling

Enjoy one of fall’s greatest wildlife spectacles, the elk bugling season.

Kris Millgate