wildlife Beyond the looks: The amazing world of of the eerie-looking aye-eye and other "repulsive" creatures Ellsworth Toohey

Science Scientists built this salmon cannon to shoot fish over dams (video) Gail Sherman

conservation Kind human helps hermit crabs move out of their trash homes and into fresh clean shells! Jennifer Sandlin

Science Listen to the bone-chilling screams that gave Tasmanian devils their demonic name Ellsworth Toohey

bitcoin A Bitcoin mine in Congo is fueling a surprising conservation effort Thom Dunn

politics Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine, Macron absent Jason Weisberger

Science "Lost species" De Winton's golden mole found after 86 years Jennifer Sandlin

Entertainment Pūteketeke named New Zealand's Bird of the Century in landslide Ruben Bolling

Science Drought in Amazon reveals rocks with ancient human faces David Pescovitz

animals San Diego boldly moved to rid popular beach of a horrible and dangerous invasive species to protect native sea lions David Pescovitz

Science The man who saved the whales by producing their best-selling album Ruben Bolling

animals Adorable critically-endangered gorilla born at the US National Zoo David Pescovitz

oceans Creepy dolls, magic spell bottle, barnacle-encrusted bible, and other bizarre beach detritus to be auctioned off in environmental benefit David Pescovitz

Environment Carl Sagan: a lovely and powerful new short film and automaton installation about the urgency of environmental action (video) David Pescovitz

Science Saving the gorillas of Uganda by helping the people of Uganda Ruben Bolling

conservation Watch Walter Cronkite announce Pan Am's plans to ground safari hunters (1971) Mark Frauenfelder

Food Japanese whaling company stocking vending machines with whale snacks to spur appropriately-declining demand David Pescovitz

Science Octavio Aburto at the intersection of science, art, and conservation Elías Villoro

conservation James Lovelock, creator of the Gaia hypothesis, RIP David Pescovitz

music Watch: Thom Yorke's solo version of Radiohead's "Bloom" to commemorate Shark Week David Pescovitz