Jumping spider seduction is a high-stakes performance. Watch a male dance to win the acceptance—and avoid the jaws—of a picky potential mate: bit.ly/2oe6q2m. (Video by Spine Films)

Life is hard. Luckily this newborn has a doting collaborative of caregivers—cousins, sisters, and aunts—ready to lend a helping trunk. http://bit.ly/2gT8wQG (Photo by John Vosloo)

To protect rhinos from poachers, conservation workers must move animals quickly and safely, and a foot-first flight is an excellent option. Here's why. bit.ly/2mjV6he (Photo by Pete Oxford Photography)

Western junipers may be native, but they are also invasive. Here's why the Bureau of Land Management is ramping up efforts to remove the juniper from large swaths of Oregon: http://bit.ly/2c3Y0B4 (Photos by Kathryn Whitney Photography)

It’s no secret that chameleons can give a serious tongue lashing. But you can't really see what's happening in real time ... which is why University of South Dakota scientist Christopher Anderson has captured this amazing phenomenon in high speed. Watch: bit.ly/2FU5LcH

When Peter Mather set up a camera trap in Canada’s Yukon River watershed, he knew there was at least one bear in the area, but his camera actually caught 10 different grizzly bears fishing. This shot of a mother and her cub was a finalist in the 2017 Big Picture Natural World Photography Competition. More photos: bit.ly/2sQBg3c

The bald eagle serves as a heartening reminder of the beauty, strength, and longevity for which it was chosen, in 1782, to be our national symbol ... but its survival as a species has not been without struggle. More: bit.ly/2KdiDvT (Photo by Neil Aldridge Photography at Conservation Photojournalism)

In a display that rivals even the most dazzling of firework shows, millions of firefly squid gather off the coast of Japan each spring to perform a sparkling spawning ritual. See the spectacle that photographer Solvin Zankl was able to capture during the brief season when the squids’ orbit intersects with our own: http://bit.ly/2KxpLIc (And happy July 4th!)

As a way to address growing populations and economic pressures, many nations—including the United States—are now allowing extractive industries to reach into areas once set aside for nature conservation. Here's how Cristián Samper proposes we combat this growing threat to the world's last remaining wild places: http://bit.ly/2KLUOiU

This is what it looks like when a humpback whale gets entangled in an Internet cable. Full story, and more amazing photos, here: bit.ly/2Ks8Cf8 (Photo by Audun Rikardsen)

Between climate change and a soaring world population, feeding the world sustainably—and nutritiously—is a puzzle that needs to be solved ... and quickly. Are ancient plants our best hope for survival? More: bit.ly/2nbVe3r

Congratulations to Jason G. Goldman, whose bioGraphic feature “Shoot to Save” won this year’s environmental reporting award from the Los Angeles Press Club: bit.ly/2rxMDca. (Photo by Eric Dragesco)

This is a spicebush swallowtail, whose large eyespot helps it pass for a reptile—at least at first glance—to keep predators at bay. The stunning variety of Eastern U.S. caterpillars, from Samuel Jaffe & The Caterpillar Lab: bit.ly/2E0TGRk.

A fungus—nicknamed The Destroyer—has decimated bat populations across much of eastern North America and is now making its way west. Here's why you should be concerned, and what scientists are doing about it: http://bit.ly/2Iy9HQG
(Photo by Steve Taylor/University of Illinois)