Steven Bedard

In Bangladesh, a bat-borne virus you've probably never heard of is poised to become the next pandemic—and medicine alone may not be sufficient to stop it. Is an ecological intervention the answer?

Before embarking on an icy fishing expedition in the Southern Ocean, king penguins pause to soak up the morning’s first light.

For these spectacular South American birds, the key to attracting a mate is finding—and fighting for—the right time and place to shine.

Lancing their granite backdrop with a streak of pink, Chilean flamingos soar over Torres del Paine National Park.

With native fish populations in decline, resourceful European otters have turned their attention to frogs and toads, a food source that presents its own challenges.

A team of deep-reef explorers attempts to document the unknown biodiversity of Vanuatu’s twilight zone.