WEIRD ANIMALS
Scientists discover an entirely new tickborne virus. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Sep 06 – Scientists have uncovered a new pathogen transmitted to humans from ticks, reminding us that one of the biggest threats to our health is zoonotic disease. Researchers from Beijing’s State …
San Manuel, Calif., Assistant Fire Chief Ralph Tovar holds a young goat whose herd just spent a day eating brush and grass to reduce wildfire risk. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images – By Briana Swette, Social-Ecological Systems Scientist, Boise State University And by Kelly Hopping, …
Lookin’ fungky – a dress that the researchers made from the fungal fabric. SIAT View 4 Images – By Maryna Holovnova 2026 Sep 03 – Fast fashion drastically changed the world by making clothes cheaper and more affordable than ever, but it came with …
Honey hunters in Nepal scale incredible heights to harvest the honey of the Himalayan cliff bee. Skanda Gautam/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images – By Prayan Pokharel, Research scientist, University of Hohenheim Published: 2026 Aug 27 – A few months ago, a friend of …
An advertisement for guano to be used as fertilizer depicts not only seabirds but also a guano island. Bradley Fertilizer Company via Garden History – By Edward D. Melillo, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Amherst College Published: 2026 Jul …
If synthetic cells are ever made, they may look like this illustration of translucent bubbles under the microscope. Westend61/Getty Images – By Tara Deans, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Published: 2026 Jul 08 – Nature is beautiful, powerful and essential. …
Scientists don’t know how insects use a magnetic sense to navigate. Laura Russo – By Laura Russo, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee Published: 2026 Jul 17 – A surprisingly large number and diversity of bee species – 74 out …
Animal Behavior: “Strutting Tern” (Lord Howe Island, NSW), by Georgina SteytlerGeorgina Steytler/Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year/South Australian Museum. View 29 Images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Jun 21 – Charged with sorting through 2,129 images from more than 500 people, judges have …
Jumping cholla cacti spines are a prime example of how evolution creates specialized puncture tools. Tony Cyphert/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA – By Philip Anderson, Associate Professor of Biology and Biomechanics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Published: 2026 Jul 08 – Most people probably aren’t thinking about …
A conceptual graphic shows how growth factors BMP2 and FGF2 are applied to the injury site to stimulate tissue regeneration, highlighting new research into restoring damaged digits. Melissa Bristow/Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences – By Mike McRae 2026 Jun …
