Laura Baisas

5 gnarly plants in the Okefenokee Swamp, from digestive slime to Earth’s fastest predator

5 gnarly plants in the Okefenokee Swamp, from digestive slime to Earth s fastest predator

Blobby chicken kidney sponges clean dirty water surprisingly well

Mysterious shark spotted near the Galápagos Islands for the first time in over 20 years

Bald eagle Jackie ‘more feisty’ during feedings, still in critical condition

Ancient Egyptian god of magic is sometimes a bird, sometimes a baboon. Now we know why.

Premature baby giraffe keeps beating the odds after emergency C-section

World’s largest jellyfish spotted near Cape Cod

Why Jackie and Shadow’s home is the place to be for young eagles

Pancake the rescued sea turtle released on Coney Island beach

Insects survive 1,213 feet of pressure under water, defying physics

Luna the eagle chases off nest intruder, as mom Jackie recovers

Orcas smash dead sunfish into bite-sized pieces

Humans packed avocados before migrating across the Americas 5,000 years ago

Koala nicknamed ‘teddy bear’ receives first chlamydia vaccine implant

Bald eagle Jackie rescued after fight with other birds

Found a baby skunk? Please don’t feed it.

How to track Big Boy, the world s biggest steam locomotive

What to know about the rise in cyclosporiasis cases

Pen that saved the Apollo 11 astronauts sells for over $800K at auction