A diver in the Revillagigedo Archipelago interacts with giant mantas as part of a citizen science cruise led by Dr. Alfredo Giron. Alfredo Giron hide caption
Animals
People visit the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., April 18, 2022. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption
A field researcher holds a male bat that was trapped in an overhead net as part of an effort to find out how the animals pass Nipah virus to humans. The animal will be tested for the virus, examined and ultimately released. Fatima Tuj Johora for NPR hide caption
A golden retriever named Kilian is part of a Swedish rescue team in Morocco after the earthquake. He's a veteran of past disaster rescue missions and his handlers say he helped find 18 people alive under the rubble in Turkey earlier this year. Carol Guzy for NPR hide caption
A pug reacts to the camera on the first day of the Festival of Dogs weekend at Castle Howard on May 21, 2022 in York, England. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images hide caption
The cover of Ben Goldfarb's latest book, Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping The Future of Our Planet Courtesy of W.W. Norton and Co. hide caption
From "massive squishings" to the insect apocalypse, roads are terrorizing nature
A baby giraffe was discovered in Namibia, Africa, without any spots. The only other known living spotless giraffe was born at a zoo in Tennessee in late July. Eckart Demasius/Giraffe Conservation Foundation hide caption
A livestream set up by Explore.org in the Katmai National Park for bear enthusiasts captured a missing hiker pleading for help on Sept. 5. Screenshot by NPR/Explore.org hide caption
A feral cat hides in a wooded area near a beach parking lot at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh, N.Y. The American Bird Conservancy sued the state parks department in 2016 to have the cats removed because they were a threat to the endangered piping plover and the cat colony was relocated to cat sanctuaries. Frank Eltman/AP hide caption
Paula Rodriguez and her dog, Maia, were separated while on their way from the Dominican Republic to San Francisco on Aug. 18. Rodriguez was turned away by border agents and forced to catch a flight home without Maia, who was lost by Delta Air Lines staff. @ATLairport/Twitter hide caption
Two American flamingos seen at a Zoo in Miami, in July 2016. Flamingos are native to Florida, but less than 1% of the world's population resides there after the birds were hunted to near extinction at the turn of the 20th century. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption
Kipekee, pictured at the Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tenn., is believed to be the only one of her kind on the planet. Brights Zoo Facebook hide caption
Sweet, gooey poop and a taste for grapes: 7 wild facts about the spotted lanternfly
Marsi Parker Darwin says Peanut loves a good cuddle. Marsi Parker Darwin hide caption
Back in March, four or five goats scrambled along the streets of San Francisco and became instantly famous as videos of their runabout were posted on social media. What became of the runaway ruminants? screengrab by NPR via u/kevin1760/Reddit hide caption
Beekeeper Mike Osborne uses his hand to look for the queen bee as he removes bees from a car after a truck carrying bee hives swerved, causing the hives to fall and release bees in Burlington, Ontario, on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption
Students from the Yupiit School District learn how to prepare freshly caught salmon. MaryCait Dolan/KYUK hide caption
Scientists have engineered an albino squid that provides a window into the inner workings of the brain. Carrie Albertin/MBL Cephalopod Program hide caption
How scientists engineered a see-through squid with its brain in plain view
Mohammad Saud (left) is one of two bird-saving brothers profiled in the documentary All The Breathes. Above, he and his employee and friend Salik Rehman tend to an injured kite. Courtesy of HBO hide caption
Journalists film the live telecast of spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 landing on the moon at ISRO's Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network facility in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Aijaz Rahi/AP hide caption
Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute studied female octopuses that nest together off Central California at a depth of about 3,200 meters. MBARI hide caption
Here's why 6,000 octopuses like to be under the sea at an 'octopus garden'
A reticulated giraffe was born without spots at Brights Zoo in northeastern Tennessee at the end of July. The zoo is asking the public to cast their vote on what to name her. Tony Bright/Brights Zoo via AP hide caption