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Inside The Atacama Desert, The Chilean Plateau That Looks Like Mars

The driest nonpolar desert on planet Earth, northern Chile's Atacama Desert is like a Martian landscape that's nestled between the Andes Mountains and South America's Pacific coast.

By Savannah Cox • Oct 23, 2021

Inside The Atacama Desert, The Chilean Plateau That Looks Like Mars

The driest nonpolar desert on planet Earth, northern Chile's Atacama Desert is like a Martian landscape that's nestled between the Andes Mountains and South America's Pacific coast.

By Savannah Cox • October 23, 2021

Stop And Smell The Corpse Flower, The Biggest Flower In The World

With blooms measuring over 10 feet tall, a corpse flower by any other name would smell just as horrible.

By Savannah Cox • Oct 20, 2021

Stop And Smell The Corpse Flower, The Biggest Flower In The World

With blooms measuring over 10 feet tall, a corpse flower by any other name would smell just as horrible.

By Savannah Cox • October 20, 2021

15 Photos Of Awe-Inspiring Fire Tornadoes That Show What An Angry Mother Nature Looks Like

Fire tornadoes can reach up to 400 feet high, and even though they usually last only a few minutes, can be utterly devastating.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 15, 2021

15 Photos Of Awe-Inspiring Fire Tornadoes That Show What An Angry Mother Nature Looks Like

Fire tornadoes can reach up to 400 feet high, and even though they usually last only a few minutes, can be utterly devastating.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 15, 2021

Scientists Just Discovered That This Common Wildflower Is Actually Carnivorous

A recent study found that Triantha occidentalis, known as the western false asphodel, gets its nutrients by eating the innards of small insects.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 14, 2021

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Scientists Just Discovered That This Common Wildflower Is Actually Carnivorous

A recent study found that Triantha occidentalis, known as the western false asphodel, gets its nutrients by eating the innards of small insects.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 14, 2021

The Mind-Blowing Mount Roraima In 22 Photos

Located on the border of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana, being on Mount Roraima is to literally walk among the clouds.

By Alexander Baldwin • Oct 11, 2021

The Mind-Blowing Mount Roraima In 22 Photos

Located on the border of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana, being on Mount Roraima is to literally walk among the clouds.

By Alexander Baldwin • October 11, 2021

New Moth Species Discovered In Madagascar Has The Longest Tongue Of Any Insect

The moth, called "xanthopan praedicta," or "Wallace's sphinx moth," has a tongue that stretches nearly one foot long.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 11, 2021

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New Moth Species Discovered In Madagascar Has The Longest Tongue Of Any Insect

The moth, called "xanthopan praedicta," or "Wallace's sphinx moth," has a tongue that stretches nearly one foot long.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 11, 2021

Study Suggests Early Humans Raised The ‘World’s Most Dangerous Bird’ 18,000 Years Ago

Fossilized eggshells in New Guinea suggest early humans stole cassowary eggs just before they were going to hatch.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 30, 2021

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Study Suggests Early Humans Raised The ‘World’s Most Dangerous Bird’ 18,000 Years Ago

Fossilized eggshells in New Guinea suggest early humans stole cassowary eggs just before they were going to hatch.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 30, 2021

Cave Explorers Descend Into Yemen’s ‘Well Of Hell’ For The First Time

The Well of Hell, also called the Well of Barhout, is likely millions of years old and drops 367 feet into the earth.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 27, 2021

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Cave Explorers Descend Into Yemen’s ‘Well Of Hell’ For The First Time

The Well of Hell, also called the Well of Barhout, is likely millions of years old and drops 367 feet into the earth.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 27, 2021

Idaho Man Finds Remains Of Bow Hunter Missing Since 1968

Raymond Jones vanished 53 years ago while hunting mountain goats along Hayden Creek.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 24, 2021

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Idaho Man Finds Remains Of Bow Hunter Missing Since 1968

Raymond Jones vanished 53 years ago while hunting mountain goats along Hayden Creek.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 24, 2021

Why Don’t Humans Have Tails? This New Study Has A Possible Answer

Biologists suggest that humans lack tails because of a random genetic mutation that appeared 20 million years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 22, 2021

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Why Don’t Humans Have Tails? This New Study Has A Possible Answer

Biologists suggest that humans lack tails because of a random genetic mutation that appeared 20 million years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 22, 2021