Natural History

a herd of chamois

Man-eating Wolves Turn Out to Be Friendly Chamois

Italian media was aflame on Nov. 9, with reports...
November 10, 2022
A massive tsunami of fog looks like a wall of water above the ocean. A man stands in the foreground watching it.

Natural Wonders: Fog Tsunami

We've all heard of tsunamis, but what about a...
November 8, 2022
Drone images of an adult right whale with a blue whale calf.

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November 5, 2022
fairy circle in Namib Desert

Fairy Circles Mystery Solved?

The Namib Desert in Southern Africa hosts an odd...
November 2, 2022
purple flowers bloom in the Atacama desert

World’s Driest Desert Blooms Unexpectedly

Normally it takes the rainfall associated with an El...
October 31, 2022
A bee plays on little wooden balls.

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October 29, 2022
a Catabrian brown bear and three cubs

Once Nearly Extinct, Brown Bears Make Comeback in Spain

The Cantabrian brown bear population — once almost eliminated...
October 29, 2022
a bar-tailed godwit

Bird Sets Record for Nonstop 13,560km Flight

What were you doing on Oct. 13? Did you...
October 27, 2022
Medieval depiction of a basilisk

Newcomer’s Guide to Bestiaries

We think of the Middle Ages as a time...
October 23, 2022
brught red and yellow fish

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October 22, 2022
praying mantis

Project Mantis: Shedding Light on the Amazon After Dark

The rainforest at night offers a symphony of sound...
October 19, 2022
ball of bees, close up

2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winners Stun and Delight

Prepare to be amazed. This year's winners of the...
October 14, 2022
Aerial photo of child sacrifice remains.

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October 8, 2022
long, skinny, tendril-like siphonophore.

Natural Wonders: The Longest Animal in the World

In 2020, marine scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute...
October 6, 2022
a brown, curved tidal bore

Natural Wonders: What is a Tidal Bore?

A tidal bore is a wall of water that...
October 2, 2022
A dog presses its nose towards the camera

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October 1, 2022
caribou walking along the sea edge

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September 17, 2022
dolphins underwater

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September 10, 2022
Horned ghost crab on a beach

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September 3, 2022
pyramids of giza

A Long Dried-Up Arm of the Nile Helped Build the Pyramids

The mysteries surrounding ancient monuments like Egypt's pyramids have...
September 1, 2022
millipede taylor swift

A Millipede Named After Taylor Swift, and 21 Other Newly Described Species

As taxonomists fill in the blank spaces on the web...
September 1, 2022

Natural Wonders: Will-o’-the-Wisp

The will-o'-the-wisp is a strange atmospheric light phenomenon seen...
August 28, 2022
A dugong feeds on the ocean floor, stirring up sediment around it.

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August 27, 2022
Black and white photo of a Tasmanian tiger

The Jurassic Park Conundrum: Should Extinct Animals Get A Second Chance?

Nearly 30 years after the original "Jurassic Park" hit...
August 26, 2022

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