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Tahlequah, The Orca Mom That Carried Her Dead Calf For 17 Days, Is Pregnant Again

In 2018, Tahlequah embarked on a heartbreaking 1,000-mile "tour of grief" to mourn her dead calf. Now, her pregnancy has brought new hope to her pod.

By Caroline Redmond • Aug 13, 2018

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Tahlequah, The Orca Mom That Carried Her Dead Calf For 17 Days, Is Pregnant Again

In 2018, Tahlequah embarked on a heartbreaking 1,000-mile "tour of grief" to mourn her dead calf. Now, her pregnancy has brought new hope to her pod.

By Caroline Redmond • August 13, 2018

Erik Weihenmayer: The Man Who Summited Everest – While Blind

"I was afraid that I wasn't going to be able to participate in life," Erik Weihenmayer remembered thinking after he first went blind at 14. But that's not how things turned out.

By Gina Dimuro • Aug 2, 2018

Erik Weihenmayer: The Man Who Summited Everest – While Blind

"I was afraid that I wasn't going to be able to participate in life," Erik Weihenmayer remembered thinking after he first went blind at 14. But that's not how things turned out.

By Gina Dimuro • August 2, 2018

Polar Bear Shot And Killed After Tourists Encroach On Remote Territory

These cruise line sightseers moved into the bears' turf. And when one bear attacked an armed guard, another guard shot the bear dead.

By Caroline Redmond • Jul 31, 2018

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Polar Bear Shot And Killed After Tourists Encroach On Remote Territory

These cruise line sightseers moved into the bears' turf. And when one bear attacked an armed guard, another guard shot the bear dead.

By Caroline Redmond • July 31, 2018

Massive, 4500-Year-Old Irish Henge Revealed By Drought

"We knew fairly quickly that what we were seeing was something very special. And huge."

By Kara Goldfarb • Jul 23, 2018

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Massive, 4500-Year-Old Irish Henge Revealed By Drought

"We knew fairly quickly that what we were seeing was something very special. And huge."

By Kara Goldfarb • July 23, 2018

The Great Banyan Tree Is More Enormous, And Gorgeous, Than You Can Even Imagine

How India's Great Banyan Tree came back from the brink of death to become one of the most astounding living things on Earth.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Jul 12, 2018

The Great Banyan Tree Is More Enormous, And Gorgeous, Than You Can Even Imagine

How India's Great Banyan Tree came back from the brink of death to become one of the most astounding living things on Earth.

By Aimee Lamoureux • July 12, 2018

Orangutans Are Critically Endangered – And People Won’t Stop Hunting Them

Hundreds are killed each year for their meat alone, and recent reports show that the species will go extinct if current population trends don't change.

By Kara Goldfarb • Jun 29, 2018

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Orangutans Are Critically Endangered – And People Won’t Stop Hunting Them

Hundreds are killed each year for their meat alone, and recent reports show that the species will go extinct if current population trends don't change.

By Kara Goldfarb • June 29, 2018

The Champawat Tiger Killed More Than 400 People – Until A Colonel Hunted Her Down

The Champawat Tiger killed more than 400 people in a four year span until finally the British got serious about hunting it down.

By Gina Dimuro • Jun 27, 2018

The Champawat Tiger Killed More Than 400 People – Until A Colonel Hunted Her Down

The Champawat Tiger killed more than 400 people in a four year span until finally the British got serious about hunting it down.

By Gina Dimuro • June 27, 2018

Experience The Unique Wonders Of China’s Reed Flute Cave

Discover why China's Reed Flute Cave first captivated humans more than 1,000 years ago — then vanished from our history for more than a millennium.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Jun 26, 2018

Experience The Unique Wonders Of China’s Reed Flute Cave

Discover why China's Reed Flute Cave first captivated humans more than 1,000 years ago — then vanished from our history for more than a millennium.

By Aimee Lamoureux • June 26, 2018

The Glyptodon Was A Prehistoric Armadillo So Big That Early Humans Used Its Shells For Shelters

The glyptodon may seem like just a big armadillo, but it was the size of a car and could crush early humans with its clubbed tail.

By William DeLong • Jun 21, 2018

The Glyptodon Was A Prehistoric Armadillo So Big That Early Humans Used Its Shells For Shelters

The glyptodon may seem like just a big armadillo, but it was the size of a car and could crush early humans with its clubbed tail.

By William DeLong • June 21, 2018

Poland’s Crooked Forest Is Just What It Sounds Like – And Scientists Can’t Explain It

From bizarre gravity to the devastation of World War II, here are the possible explanations behind the Crooked Forest of Krzywy Las.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Jun 20, 2018

Poland’s Crooked Forest Is Just What It Sounds Like – And Scientists Can’t Explain It

From bizarre gravity to the devastation of World War II, here are the possible explanations behind the Crooked Forest of Krzywy Las.

By Aimee Lamoureux • June 20, 2018