Natural History

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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March 5, 2022
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...
March 4, 2022

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Elks are too smart for their own good: Elk...
February 26, 2022

Natural Wonders: Microbursts

A microburst is an incredible yet very dangerous phenomenon...
February 21, 2022

Exploration Mysteries: Crop Circles

Crop circles straddle multiple lines between pseudoscience, folklore, and...
February 16, 2022

Natural Wonders: Chicama Waves

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

Natural Wonders: The Tablelands, Gros Morne

The Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park, Canada, is...
February 8, 2022
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
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

Arctic Hare Travels A Record 388Km

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

Bear Attack: Never Let Your Guard Down

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

Natural Wonders: Sprite Lightning

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

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