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Meet The Damselfly, Your New Favorite Insect

Like the insects but not the dirt you have to enter to discover them? These damselfly photos bring nature's surprises right to you.

By Erin Kelly • Jun 15, 2021

Meet The Damselfly, Your New Favorite Insect

Like the insects but not the dirt you have to enter to discover them? These damselfly photos bring nature's surprises right to you.

By Erin Kelly • June 15, 2021

A Cape Cod Diver Was Just Swallowed — And Spit Out — By A Humpback Whale

For 30-40 seconds, Michael Packard struggled to escape the whale's mouth and wondered if he would be swallowed whole.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 14, 2021

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A Cape Cod Diver Was Just Swallowed — And Spit Out — By A Humpback Whale

For 30-40 seconds, Michael Packard struggled to escape the whale's mouth and wondered if he would be swallowed whole.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 14, 2021

Yemeni Fishermen Find And Sell 280 Pound Chunk Of Whale Vomit — For $1.5 Million

The 35 fishermen followed their noses to a whale carcass in the Gulf of Aden and discovered to their delight that it contained the rare substance ambergris.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 7, 2021

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Yemeni Fishermen Find And Sell 280 Pound Chunk Of Whale Vomit — For $1.5 Million

The 35 fishermen followed their noses to a whale carcass in the Gulf of Aden and discovered to their delight that it contained the rare substance ambergris.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 7, 2021

Seven Baby Tasmanian Devils Were Just Born On The Australian Mainland — For The First Time In 3,000 Years

Though dingoes once drove Tasmanian devils to near-extinction, conservationists have successfully forged a new generation of these endangered creatures.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 26, 2021

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Seven Baby Tasmanian Devils Were Just Born On The Australian Mainland — For The First Time In 3,000 Years

Though dingoes once drove Tasmanian devils to near-extinction, conservationists have successfully forged a new generation of these endangered creatures.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 26, 2021

The Harrowing Story Of The 1969 Cuyahoga River Fire — And How It Changed America

On June 22, 1969, Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River caught fire after the severely polluted water was ignited by sparks from a nearby train.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 24, 2021

The Harrowing Story Of The 1969 Cuyahoga River Fire — And How It Changed America

On June 22, 1969, Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River caught fire after the severely polluted water was ignited by sparks from a nearby train.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 24, 2021

Suspected Rhino Poacher Trampled To Death By Stampeding Elephants

The Save the Rhino organization estimates that poachers kill one rhino for its horns each day in South Africa.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 23, 2021

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Suspected Rhino Poacher Trampled To Death By Stampeding Elephants

The Save the Rhino organization estimates that poachers kill one rhino for its horns each day in South Africa.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 23, 2021

Discover The Gympie-Gympie, The ‘Suicide Plant’ Hidden In The Australian Rainforest

Though it's covered in a layer of downy fuzz, the "hairs" of the gympie-gympie plant deliver a sting so toxic that the pain can last for years.

By Leah Silverman • Apr 6, 2021

Discover The Gympie-Gympie, The ‘Suicide Plant’ Hidden In The Australian Rainforest

Though it's covered in a layer of downy fuzz, the "hairs" of the gympie-gympie plant deliver a sting so toxic that the pain can last for years.

By Leah Silverman • April 6, 2021

California Bears Are Getting A Little Too Friendly With People — And A Virus May Be To Blame

The affected bears don't respond to clapping or shooing — and in one case, a bear even climbed into someone's car.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 31, 2021

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California Bears Are Getting A Little Too Friendly With People — And A Virus May Be To Blame

The affected bears don't respond to clapping or shooing — and in one case, a bear even climbed into someone's car.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 31, 2021

Walrus Takes A Nap On An Ice Floe — And Drifts Thousands Of Miles To Ireland

Walruses are an incredibly rare sight in Ireland, considering most of them live thousands of miles away in the Arctic Circle.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 19, 2021

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Walrus Takes A Nap On An Ice Floe — And Drifts Thousands Of Miles To Ireland

Walruses are an incredibly rare sight in Ireland, considering most of them live thousands of miles away in the Arctic Circle.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 19, 2021

Volunteers Seal Themselves Inside A French Cave For 40 Days In ‘Deep Time’ Experiment

Researchers hope the experiment will provide invaluable data for submarine missions, mining expeditions, and long-term space travel — a potential reality in the 21st century.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 18, 2021

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Volunteers Seal Themselves Inside A French Cave For 40 Days In ‘Deep Time’ Experiment

Researchers hope the experiment will provide invaluable data for submarine missions, mining expeditions, and long-term space travel — a potential reality in the 21st century.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 18, 2021