Natural History

World’s Largest Fish Hatchery Found off Antarctica

On the sea floor of Antarctica's Weddell Sea, researchers...
January 18, 2022

Natural Wonders: Fogbows

In the rainbow family, the fogbow is an outcast....
January 13, 2022

Gates of Hell to be Sealed

President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov of Turkmenistan has delivered some bittersweet...
January 12, 2022

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January 8, 2022

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January 1, 2022

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December 25, 2021
antarctic ice shelves

Live, Ancient Creatures Found in Pitch Black ‘Oasis’ Beneath Antarctic Shelf

Floating atop Antarctica’s Weddell Sea in 2018, a team...
December 21, 2021

Natural Wonders: Light Pillars

On a cold and clear winter night, you might...
December 13, 2021

Science Links of the Week

What killed these bald eagles? In 1996, something very odd...
December 11, 2021

Natural Wonders: Lac de Gafsa

In 2014, a miracle occurred in southwestern Tunisia. It...
December 8, 2021

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December 4, 2021

Natural Wonders: Pink Lakes

You are probably wondering if these images are Photoshopped....
November 30, 2021

Sampling Alice in Wonderland’s Magic Mushroom

In the remote village of Uelen in Siberia’s Chukotka,...
November 28, 2021

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November 27, 2021

Natural Wonders: The Aral Sea

What was once the greatest pride of Central Asia...
November 27, 2021

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November 20, 2021

Natural Wonders: Pyrosomes

Pyrosomes are often called the "unicorns of the sea"....
November 17, 2021

Natural Wonders: Valley of the Geysers

The Valley of the Geysers on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula...
November 14, 2021

Science Links of the Week

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November 13, 2021

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November 6, 2021

The Route Up Link Sar: A Herd of Ibex Showed the Way

The following is a little add-on to last week's...
November 5, 2021
the sphinx snow patch

Famous UK Snow Patch Fully Melts For Just 8th Time in 300 Years

The Sphinx, a well-known snow patch in the Cairngorms...
November 3, 2021

Natural Wonders: The Smoking Hills

In 1850, the Irish explorer Robert McClure saw smoke...
October 30, 2021

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October 30, 2021

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