Natural History

Natural Wonders: Breathing Forest

Forests are the lungs of the Earth. The little...

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...

Counterpoint: The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Is Almost Certainly Extinct

We recently published a story about North American birding's...
tiny frog species mexico

Scientists Discover Six Tiny, New Species of Frogs in Mexico

A team of researchers has found six previously unidentified...
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...

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...

Natural Wonders: Gravity Hills

There are peculiar spots around the world where the...

Natural Wonders: Pingualuit Crater

In the Nunavik region of northern Quebec, not far...

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...

Found: A Dinosaur That Died the Day the Asteroid Hit

Archaeologists stationed at a dig site in North Dakota...

Natural Wonders: Fairy Chimneys

The volcanic Cappadocia region in Turkey is a sculpture...

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
Aerial image of the Yilan Crater (at center). Photo: L. Dauphin of NASA Earth Observatory

Humans May Have Watched the Impact That Created This Massive Young Crater

It seems that the further technology stretches toward the...

Science Links of the Week

Elks are too smart for their own good: Elk...

Natural Wonders: Microbursts

A microburst is an incredible yet very dangerous phenomenon...

Exploration Mysteries: Crop Circles

Crop circles straddle multiple lines between pseudoscience, folklore, and...

Natural Wonders: Chicama Waves

How exactly do you protect a wave? By prohibiting...

Natural Wonders: The Tablelands, Gros Morne

The Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park, Canada, is...
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...

Sign up for ExplorersWeb Emails