Nature I had a close encounter with a grizzly bear Seamus Bellamy

Nature A featherless nestling fell out of its nest and onto our doorstep, here's what we did Rusty Blazenhoff

cats Jerk cat up for adoption: "World's worst" Rusty Blazenhoff

cats 'World’s worst cat' up for adoption Xeni Jardin

animals NFL player wears unusual furry dog cleats to support an animal shelter David Pescovitz

DIY DIY: Feral cat Shelters from coolers Xeni Jardin

animals This adorable puppy has a tail growing from his head David Pescovitz

Kids Cool kid makes bow ties for shelter dogs and cats to help them get adopted Xeni Jardin

Copyfight Artists against Article 13: when Big Tech and Big Content make a meal of creators, it doesn't matter who gets the bigger piece Cory Doctorow

Funny Rescue pit bull pup performs perfectly for treat Xeni Jardin

News #HurricaneLane bears down on Hawaii Xeni Jardin

animals Meet the winner of the 2018 World's Ugliest Dog Contest David Pescovitz

italy Italy gives boot to 629 desperate migrants Seamus Bellamy

Kids Dogs model costumes inspired by Met Gala's 2018 theme: Heavenly Bodies Andrea James

Evacuations Not one single human left on the island of Barbuda after Hurricane Irma Carla Sinclair

trumpism Fearing deportation, Houston's undocumented immigrants improvise storm survival strategies Cory Doctorow

houston Before and after photos reveal impact of Houston flooding from Harvey Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Unboxing the ETCH, an axe designed for back-country self-rescue Cory Doctorow

sled dogs 'Game of Thrones' fans abandoning huskies at an alarming rate Jason Weisberger

cats Denver Clinic plans to fix 10,000 more cats free, no strings attached Andrea James