Natural History

The Giant's Causeway. An area of hexagonal stones clumped together extending into the ocean. A man with a backpack stands on these looking out to sea.

Natural Wonders: Basalt Columns

We all remember that iconic shot of Wyoming's Devil's...
June 24, 2022

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June 19, 2022

The Candiru, Every Guy’s Ultimate Nightmare

The candiru may be as small as a toothpick,...
June 8, 2022

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June 4, 2022

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May 29, 2022
A river of plastic garbage in the ocean

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May 22, 2022

A ‘Yellow Brick Road’ at the Bottom of the Ocean?

It may not be the brick road to the...
May 16, 2022

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May 14, 2022

Natural Wonders: Breathing Forest

Forests are the lungs of the Earth. The little...
May 10, 2022

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April 30, 2022

Counterpoint: The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Is Almost Certainly Extinct

We recently published a story about North American birding's...
April 29, 2022
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Scientists Discover Six Tiny, New Species of Frogs in Mexico

A team of researchers has found six previously unidentified...
April 28, 2022
Ivory-billed woodpecker illustration by Kretschmer and Schmid 1878. Image: Shutterstock

Has the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Escaped Extinction After All?

For many years, American Ivory-billed woodpeckers inhabited the dense...
April 27, 2022

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April 23, 2022

Natural Wonders: Gravity Hills

There are peculiar spots around the world where the...
April 22, 2022

Natural Wonders: Pingualuit Crater

In the Nunavik region of northern Quebec, not far...
April 21, 2022

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April 16, 2022

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April 10, 2022

Found: A Dinosaur That Died the Day the Asteroid Hit

Archaeologists stationed at a dig site in North Dakota...
April 8, 2022

Natural Wonders: Fairy Chimneys

The volcanic Cappadocia region in Turkey is a sculpture...
April 4, 2022

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April 2, 2022

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March 26, 2022

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March 20, 2022

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March 12, 2022

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