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24 Incredible Nature GIFs

If the heat of summer or the cold of winter proves too much for your budding love of nature, check out these amazing nature GIFs instead.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 14, 2013

24 Incredible Nature GIFs

If the heat of summer or the cold of winter proves too much for your budding love of nature, check out these amazing nature GIFs instead.

By All That's Interesting • June 14, 2013

The World’s Most Stunning Glaciers

With their endless expanses of snow, blue ice, and crystal clear surfaces, glaciers are an incredibly breathtaking natural wonder. If you’re looking for a less poetic way to describe them, these astonishing bodies of icy mass are essentially large bodies of ice formed over centuries, when the accumulation of snow...

By Kiri Picone • May 7, 2013

The World’s Most Stunning Glaciers

With their endless expanses of snow, blue ice, and crystal clear surfaces, glaciers are an incredibly breathtaking natural wonder. If you’re looking for a less poetic way to describe them, these astonishing bodies of icy mass are essentially large bodies of ice formed over centuries, when the accumulation of snow...

By Kiri Picone • May 7, 2013

The World’s Most Exotic And Incredible Trails

A look at the most exotic and incredible trails the world has to offer.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 13, 2013

The World’s Most Exotic And Incredible Trails

A look at the most exotic and incredible trails the world has to offer.

By All That's Interesting • March 13, 2013

The Ten Most Incredible Lightning Photographs

Lightning Engulfs The Chaitén Volcano Of Chile This extraordinary image shows the sheer force of nature as the kinetic energy and friction of exploding ash turns into a crackling and beautiful lightning storm. An Incredible Lightning Storm Over The Grand Canyon Crackling over the ancient waterways in Arizona, this lightning...

By All That's Interesting • Feb 5, 2013

The Ten Most Incredible Lightning Photographs

Lightning Engulfs The Chaitén Volcano Of Chile This extraordinary image shows the sheer force of nature as the kinetic energy and friction of exploding ash turns into a crackling and beautiful lightning storm. An Incredible Lightning Storm Over The Grand Canyon Crackling over the ancient waterways in Arizona, this lightning...

By All That's Interesting • February 5, 2013

The World’s Largest And Smelliest Flowers

The World’s Largest And Smelliest Flowers: The Corpse Flower Flowers are said to symbolize innocence, life and beauty. How ironic, then, that the largest of them all is evocative of death. Titan arum, or the corpse flower, exists naturally in the rain forests of Western Sumatra and in the gardens...

By All That's Interesting • Jan 15, 2013

The World’s Largest And Smelliest Flowers

The World’s Largest And Smelliest Flowers: The Corpse Flower Flowers are said to symbolize innocence, life and beauty. How ironic, then, that the largest of them all is evocative of death. Titan arum, or the corpse flower, exists naturally in the rain forests of Western Sumatra and in the gardens...

By All That's Interesting • January 15, 2013

The World’s Most Amazing Trees

From technicolor bark to oak-walled religious sanctuaries, a captivating look at the world's eight most amazing trees.

By Savannah Cox • Jan 6, 2013

The World’s Most Amazing Trees

From technicolor bark to oak-walled religious sanctuaries, a captivating look at the world's eight most amazing trees.

By Savannah Cox • January 6, 2013

Stunning Before/After Satellite Images Of New York After Hurricane Sandy

From the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration comes a stunning collection of before and after satellite images of areas of New York following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. Please note that the pictures below are GIF animations and will switch between the before and after pictures every 4 seconds. Breezy...

By Alexander Baldwin • Jan 4, 2013

Stunning Before/After Satellite Images Of New York After Hurricane Sandy

From the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration comes a stunning collection of before and after satellite images of areas of New York following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. Please note that the pictures below are GIF animations and will switch between the before and after pictures every 4 seconds. Breezy...

By Alexander Baldwin • January 4, 2013

Meet The Coconut Octopus, The Coconut-Carrying, Bipedal Cephalopod

The coconut octopus is known for displaying atypical behavior for sea creatures, including using shells as tools and walking 'bipedal' on the ocean floor.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 13, 2012

Meet The Coconut Octopus, The Coconut-Carrying, Bipedal Cephalopod

The coconut octopus is known for displaying atypical behavior for sea creatures, including using shells as tools and walking 'bipedal' on the ocean floor.

By Natasha Ishak • December 13, 2012

Earth’s Most Fascinating Sinkholes

Some of our planet's most incredible features are found below the surface -- a look at the world's most interesting sinkholes.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 4, 2012

Earth’s Most Fascinating Sinkholes

Some of our planet's most incredible features are found below the surface -- a look at the world's most interesting sinkholes.

By All That's Interesting • December 4, 2012

The World’s Most Astounding Living Fossils

You might think that "living fossils" is an oxymoron, but this fascinating list of incredible animals that are living fossils proves otherwise.

By Savannah Cox • Nov 25, 2012

The World’s Most Astounding Living Fossils

You might think that "living fossils" is an oxymoron, but this fascinating list of incredible animals that are living fossils proves otherwise.

By Savannah Cox • November 25, 2012