Science Scientists remove first seeds from 'doomsday' Arctic seed vault. Why? War in Syria. Xeni Jardin

photography Dara Ojo's gorgeous macrophotography of bugs captures their quirky and curious personalities Jennifer Sandlin

taylor swift Taylor Swift wears a t-shirt and brings in over $2 million in donations for otters Gail Sherman

australia Listen to this koala snoring for some top-tier animal ASMR Jennifer Sandlin

adorable animals You'll never believe how precious baby condors are! Jennifer Sandlin

Science Unfairly maligned blobfish named Fish of the Year Gail Sherman

Delightful Creatures Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to roam free in Germany Natalie Dressed

bear feast The "Big Bears, Big Veggies" event will take place on September 16 Jennifer Sandlin

animals Beloved manatee dies from "high-intensity sexual behavior" with his brother David Pescovitz

gases in the gut A dead 62-foot whale spooked examiners when it made bubbling noises — a warning it could explode Carla Sinclair

mississippi Come for the pickles, stay for the agricultural history lesson Jennifer Sandlin

canada More than 30-50 Feral Canadian Hybrid "Super Pigs" reportedly headed towards USA Thom Dunn

History The dark side of plastic: understanding the impact on our bodies, ecosystems, and the world Elías Villoro

surveillance Scientists create facial recognition network to mass surveil seals Thom Dunn

podcasts How regenerative crops and Afro-Indigenous farming techniques are putting carbon back in the ground Thom Dunn

Space Real crop circles seen from space David Pescovitz

Environment Quarter of bumble bee species may soon be endangered in US Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures America's Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattlesnake Ted Levin

california Which water technology will save California from its long, dry death? Kiki Sanford