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Orange and red striped spider on its web against a green background.

Scientists are using spider webs to develop materials that treat burn wounds, reverse nerve damage

Spiders produce silk from a specialized gland and use it to build incredible web structures. Scientists are figuring out how to replicate this biological feat.

A small dark-furred mammal, a pine marten, with pointed ears and a pale chest marking stands on a rocky surface, looking toward the camera with green foliage blurred in the background.

Trail cameras capture adorable sighting of first wild pine marten babies born in a century

The new kits are the offspring of a group of endangered pine martens who were released into the wild in 2024 and 2025.

Two side-by-side images of a sea turtle on sand and dark rocks. Left image shows the sea turtle's full body covered in sand with yellow and reddish coloring. Right image shows a close-up of the sea turtle's claws and front legs on dark ground.

Florida runner saves massive loggerhead sea turtle that was hopelessly flipped upside down in the sand

Sage LaJoie is used to seeing animals in need along her running route in Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge — but this one was her biggest challenge yet.

Four people crouch beside a pink and yellow ocean kayak on a paved area with parked cars visible in background. Right image: A sea turtle with a dark shell and yellow-outlined flippers rests on white fabric, with tumors on its eyes and flippers.

Kayak guide interrupts tour in the Florida Keys to paddle out to a sea turtle in distress

Allison Calhoun was leading a tour in the Florida Keys when she got the call to help “a little guy” in need.

Aerial view of a large whale surfacing in ocean water, with a drone hovering over the humpback. NOAA NMFS 27548.

Researchers use drones with suction cups to tag whales, allowing them to study the species from the sky

The approach is being called a “revolutionary” non-invasive conservation method.

Tigers are territorial and must strike out to find their own territory when they leave their mothers at 18 months-two years of age, adult cats require large home ranges, making safe pathways between protected areas critical for their survival. Steve Winter/Big Cat Voices

With India's tiger population on the rise, wildlife crossings are next: 'Giving land back to the ecosystem'

India has already built more wildlife corridor structures than any other country in Asia, including the world’s 10 largest wildlife underpasses and overpasses.

Left: A white and brown bear cub climbs a tree trunk while another brown bear stands below. Right: A white-furred bear with a dark nose faces the camera in front of green grass and vegetation.

Rare footage of silver bear cub captured in national park livestream. Is it a pizzly bear?

Viewers were quick to question whether the bear was a grizzly-polar bear mix.

A marmot. A brown rodent with visible whiskers and dark eyes sits among green grass and plant stems, looking toward the camera.

Researchers are holding the first-ever 'Fat Marmot Week' to raise awareness for funding cuts. See the contenders

After creating the first OnlyFans dedicated to yellow-bellied marmots, Colorado researchers are taking inspiration from Alaska’s “Fat Bear Week.”

Overhead view of the interior of a boat with wooden compartments containing approximately 20 cats, mostly black and black-and-white, sitting on top of and inside divided wooden structures with visible gauges and controls on the top panel.

Rescue effort underway to re-home 40 cats found on abandoned sailboat: 'It looked like a Studio Ghibli movie'

On August 6, officers from Tacoma’s Marine Services Unit responded to reports of a “ghost ship” off of Owen Beach in Tacoma, Washington.

The first confirmed photographic evidence of the Eurasian lynx in Sikkim. Courtesy of Forest & Environment Department, Sikkim, and WWF-India.

Trail cameras capture rare photo of an elusive lynx in the Himalayas: 'First confirmed evidence'

The sighting challenges the perception that high-altitude rangelands are empty and barren, and even suggests a full predator-prey system.

A fluffy gray and white chick with a yellow beak rests in a person's hand wearing a dark blue sleeve. Laboratory equipment and a black basket are visible in the background.

Two of Africa's rarest birds broke a dry spell after the dad finally stepped in to raise his eggs, a first in 95 years

Two secretarybirds, John and Jolene, have welcomed five chicks for the first time in the zoo’s 95-year history.

A photo collage of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an aerial view of a field, a monkey sits on a tree, an aerial view of a basketball court, and three men posing together for a photo

Good News This Week: August 8, 2026 - Eggs, Firefighters, & Rhinos

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