Life from Earth might be able to survive on the Moon! A new study suggests that certain conditions on the Moon's south pole, where temperatures are cooler and radiation is lower than in its equatorial regions, could potentially allow a few common spe
We invited Spider Enthusiast and YouTube educator Travis McEnery to talk about the ecology of house spiders and how they might benefit us through natural pest control! If you'd like to read more, check out the full blog post! Blog: https://www.purpo
Mammal lineage started giving live birth over 90 million years earlier than we thought! A new study measuring the body mass of newborn cynodonts (ancient close cousins of mammals) shows that they are substantially larger compared to adults than the n
Bears help engineer ecosystems in unbelievable ways! A new scientific review has compiled the results of over 140 studies about bear ecosystem services and the benefits they have for us. Read more about it on our blog! Blog: https://www.purposenatio
Cows can distinguish familiar faces of people! Researchers in France studied cows by having them stand in front of 2 screens, one playing videos of people that they knew, and the other with people that they'd never seen before. What they found is tha
Ancient mammals may have been responsible for small dinosaurs being so rare! A new study details how tiny non-avian dinosaurs are extremely rare in the fossil record, to the point where it cannot be explained due to physical constraints. In fact, eve
Amazonian wild dogs are doing well! A new paper found that Short-Eared Dogs (Atelocynus microtis) are much more plentiful than expected, using a camera-trap survey in Bolivia and Peru that extended over 20 years! The dogs inhabit forested areas, cont
The Dodo may have been nocturnal! A new study shows that the Dodo bird potentially had an enhanced sense of smell and optic anatomy similar to those of living nocturnal birds. A fascinating and surprising discovery for a mysterious bird that still ha
A Pollen-eating butterfly lives much longer than other kinds of butterflies! Entomologists are studying this peculiar butterfly genus, Heliconius, which has a lifespan of almost 1 year, many times longer than that of your average butterfly. This kind
If you've watched Project Hail Mary this year, you might have wondered what the wildlife is like on Rocky's homeworld, Erid! We've explored a few possibilities of what other species might look like on this world shrouded in darkness, from crinoid-lik
Introducing Dove Labs, a new division at Purpose Nation! Dove Labs will be focused on the connection between animals, nature, and humanity by publishing insightful blogs, stimulating videos, and engaging social media. We’ll also be interviewin

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