Backpack defeated Bear #910 to take the title.

Bear #151 was a playful, chill bear. This year, things changed at the Brooks River.

Mother, protector, survivor, and a big-bellied girl. The mother and cubs section of the bracket is competitive this year.

Contrails are a problem, but not how you might think.

The new thriller ‘Whalefall’ depicts a diver trapped inside of a sperm whale.

'These items can be so dangerous.'

That twitchy leg is a signal from your dog's nervous system.

The author and and professional threat analyst discusses the novel's eerie COVID-19 parallels, science literacy, and more.

Proteinmaxxing isn't always healthier, especially as we age.

The unique corner of the internet features 3D scans of nearly 100 lavatories from around the world.

It takes a village to save a trapped trash panda.

Our solar system’s most far-flung planet will only be 2.68 billion miles away.

What better way to honor Dolly Parton?

Toilet plumes are real, but your toothbrush is probably fine.

‘Lielaphis slashi’ is a nonvenomous groundsnake discovered in the forests of New Guinea

The Falcon 9 upper stage created a 60-foot-wide crater on the moon on August 5.

Watch Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ in movie theaters, then go read a portion of Homer's ‘Odyssey’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

With the Project Monarch App, users can track their 3,000-mile-long migration.

Plus crusty white dogs and other weird things we learned this week.

Jackie the bald eagle died Monday, August 10. Her life was documented through wildlife cameras in California's Big Bear Valley.

The device that was supposed to revolutionize was both 'too ambitious and not ambitious enough.’

The newly named UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to 620 plant species.

Similar black holes are usually found at the center of a galaxy. This one is wandering the cosmos.

Hundreds of ships currently sitting in the Strait have untold organisms in their hulls.

But don't worry: Grapefruits can't hurt you.

The new method could create soft contacts for those with irregular cornea shapes, without several trips to the eye doctor.

Behind every trash day is a powerful, sophisticated machine.

But don't go licking the railings.

Christopher Nolan’s new movie uses cutting-edge special effects, but the film tech is practically ancient.

The internet's favorite raccoon has become a symbol of resilience in Seattle. Here's what his condition might mean for his future in the wild.

Before they were mummies, four royal sisters wielded the daggers, bows, and arrows 4,000 years ago.

Wildman’s Pizza, Pasta, and Python is doing its part to combat the invasive species.

Don't wait to act. And don't pull out a match.

The new findings suggest preference towards the right in animals may date back much, much further than once though.

Eccentric "Aunt Etty" also edited several of her father's most important works.

The Leatherman Wave Alpha is the most comfortable multitool Leatherman makes, with standout scissors and a MagnaCut blade. Our hands-on review.

The Manila clam has officially conquered the Northern Hemisphere.

The revived P-40 Warhawk saw combat at least seven times in the Pacific theater.

The answer involves ancient DNA, dire wolves, and a whole bunch of bioethics.

A cyborg cockroach survived up to three hours underwater with an experimental new oxygen tank.

Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.

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Visible gun barrel markings suggest the nearly complete StuG III took down at least 17 enemies.

Lesser long-nosed bats are powerful pollinators.

Conservationists caught a record-breaking 177 snakes.

Before a bear can wear the crown, he or she must gorge on salmon.

Cool Routes helps users find the coolest paths and reduce exposure to dangerous heat.