A Presidential Pardon for A Thanksgiving Raccoon

The true story of a U.S. president, Thanksgiving dinner and a raccoon.

Matthew L. Miller

11 Wildly Colored Moths to Brighten Your Day

A celebration of the beauty of moths.

Kelsey Roseth

Three Lizards in a Beer Can

A video shows how a routine trash pick-up revealed a reptilian surprise.

Matthew L. Miller

Electrofishing Threatens A Rare Dolphin-Human Partnership

Myanmar’s river dolphins have learned to fish cooperatively with humans. But illegal electrofishing threatens this rare partnership.

Justine E. Hausheer

Tracking Gray Bats by Plane, Transmitter and Automobile

Where does a bat go once it leaves its cave?

Matthew L. Miller

Possum Terrors and Rediscovering Urban Wildlife

How a move across the world - and a terrifying possum - helped me rediscover urban wildlife.

Justine E. Hausheer

Salmon Migrate Using Earth’s Magnetic Field

A new study shows that even nonmigratory salmon are directed by the earth’s magnetic pull.

Christine Peterson

Ghost Bat: Meet Australia’s False Vampire

The pale bat with a soft but deadly embrace.

Matthew L. Miller

Bet You Can’t Name the World’s Fastest Mammal

It’s not what you think. Hint: It’s related to Halloween.

Matthew L. Miller

Why are Yellowstone’s Swans Disappearing?

Yellowstone, the place that saved trumpeter swans, is now losing them.

Christine Peterson

The Amazing Ancient Fishes of Africa

Meet fish that can breathe air, hibernate and even fly.

Solomon David

The Mystery of the Dying Boreal Toads

Boreal toads are disappearing in some areas, thriving in others, despite the same disease presence.

Kris Millgate