Natural History

Natural Wonders: Chicama Waves

How exactly do you protect a wave? By prohibiting...
February 13, 2022 Kristine De Abreu

Natural Wonders: The Tablelands, Gros Morne

The Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park, Canada, is...
February 8, 2022 Kristine De Abreu
Uluru waterfall event, captured on Jan. 31, 2022. Photo: Altair

Rare Rainstorm Creates Waterfalls on Uluru

On January 31, heavy rains pummeled Australia's arid Northern...
February 3, 2022 Jilli Cluff
Satellite imagery of the world-record-breaking lightning bolt, c. 2020. Image: NOAA

World Record-Long Lightning Bolt Lit Up Three U.S. States

In April 2020, a 768-kilometre lightning bolt split the...
February 2, 2022 Jilli Cluff

Arctic Hare Travels A Record 388Km

As satellite tracking has become more common, we've learned...
January 27, 2022 Jerry Kobalenko

Bear Attack: Never Let Your Guard Down

During a 30-day canoe expedition in Canada's central Labrador...
January 25, 2022 Jerry Kobalenko

Natural Wonders: Sprite Lightning

SPRITE is a simple acronym that describes a complicated...
January 25, 2022 Kristine De Abreu

World’s Largest Fish Hatchery Found off Antarctica

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

Natural Wonders: Fogbows

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

Gates of Hell to be Sealed

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

Science Links of the Week 

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
January 8, 2022 Rebecca McPhee

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
January 1, 2022 Rebecca McPhee

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
December 25, 2021 Rebecca McPhee
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 Sam Anderson

Natural Wonders: Light Pillars

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

Science Links of the Week

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

Natural Wonders: Lac de Gafsa

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

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
December 4, 2021 Rebecca McPhee

Natural Wonders: Pink Lakes

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

Sampling Alice in Wonderland’s Magic Mushroom

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

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
November 27, 2021 Rebecca McPhee

Natural Wonders: The Aral Sea

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

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
November 20, 2021 Rebecca McPhee

Natural Wonders: Pyrosomes

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

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