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A common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) off Croatia in the Mediterranean Sea. Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild via Getty Images

Environment

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier −...

Staff Writer - December 21, 2024

Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the...

science

Secrets of an octopus’s garden: Moms nest at thermal springs to...

Staff Writer - August 23, 2023

Amanda Kahn, San José State University and Jim Barry, San José State University Two miles below the ocean surface...

EXPLORING NATURE

Aid has only trickled into Gaza despite the Israeli government saying it would ease its blockade. Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images

culture

Israelis have a skewed view on extent of Gaza’s hunger plight...

Staff Writer - May 26, 2025

Jori Breslawski, Tel Aviv University and Carlo Koos, University of Bergen Under mounting international pressure, Israel announced on May...

Sick animals often move to warmer places to raise their body temperature. GK Hart/Vikki Hart/Stone via Getty Images

From furry friends to fish, turning up the heat helps animals...

May 23, 2025

Many rural food businesses, like Daily Loaf Bakery in Hamburg, Pa., rely on farmers markets to reach customers. Susan L. Angstadt/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Young food entrepreneurs are changing the face of rural America

May 22, 2025

‘The Martian’ protagonist Mark Watney contemplates his ordeal. 20th Century Fox

A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’ and a decade...

May 22, 2025

First lady Nancy Reagan kisses Mickey Mouse as President Ronald Reagan and Minnie Mouse watch 20 bands marching in the unofficial inaugural parade at Disney’s Epcot Center on Memorial Day, May 27, 1985. Bettmann/Getty Images

Independence Hall, Gettysburg and – Epcot? How Reagan helped elevate Disney...

May 20, 2025