Natural History

Eccentric Explorers: Charles Waterton

Charles Waterton proved that being eccentric was no barrier...

Natural Wonders: Jellyfish Lake

Eil Malk Island in Palau is a curious little...

The World’s Youngest Islands

Mark Twain once said, “Buy land, they don’t make...

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Natural Wonders: The Blue Fire of Kawah Ijen

An electric blue fire cascading down a mountain slope...
China's Mars rover

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Iain Cameron, Snow Hunter

Iain Cameron is what people with big vocabularies sometimes...

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Ninety percent of sharks died out 19 million years...
Aerial view of red-colored lake

Lake Natron: Deadly to Most Life, but the Flamingos Love It

We all know about the Greek monster Medusa, whose...

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Mudslide in northern Canada

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Zombie Fires Ravage Siberia

While the coronavirus distracts the world, a new foe...

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The salt-crusted landscape of Dallol

Dallol: Hell on Earth

There is a hell on Earth. A melting pot...

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Natural Wonders: Maly Semyachik and its Volcanic Lake

Even Russians call Kamchatka the edge of the world....
People stand before a river of lava

Iceland’s Erupting Volcano: Rivers of Lava and 30,000 Earthquakes

New craters and vents are opening in Iceland's long-dormant...

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Natural Wonders: Poland’s Crooked Forest

What force twisted dozens of these pine trees into...

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Natural Wonders: Wave Rock

The strange rock formation, curling like a breaking wave,...

Australian Teenager Dies from Box Jellyfish Sting

The Australian box jellyfish is the most venomous marine...

Solar Storm Causes Spectacular Aurora

Besides blooming flowers, spring is also the aurora season,...

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