nature

This Japanese Garden Is So Colorful It Will Turn The Brownest Of Thumbs Green

Hitachi Seaside Park changes drastically from month to month as new flowers bloom. Each variation is breathtaking as the next, and we have the pictures to prove it.

By Kiri Picone • Sep 8, 2015

This Japanese Garden Is So Colorful It Will Turn The Brownest Of Thumbs Green

Hitachi Seaside Park changes drastically from month to month as new flowers bloom. Each variation is breathtaking as the next, and we have the pictures to prove it.

By Kiri Picone • September 8, 2015

The Earth Strikes Back: Five Places Reclaimed by Nature

The world is brimming with more than seven billion people. As the human population continues to rise, land and resources are increasingly engorged and it’s starting to look as if nature has a grim future. But, even on a planet blanketed by concrete and steel, plants and animals still find...

By All That's Interesting • Sep 2, 2015

The Earth Strikes Back: Five Places Reclaimed by Nature

The world is brimming with more than seven billion people. As the human population continues to rise, land and resources are increasingly engorged and it’s starting to look as if nature has a grim future. But, even on a planet blanketed by concrete and steel, plants and animals still find...

By All That's Interesting • September 2, 2015

This Ancient Chinese Stone Forest Will Take You By Surprise

See for yourself why this ancient Chinese stone forest known as Shilin draws tourists from around the world.

By Kiri Picone • Aug 24, 2015

This Ancient Chinese Stone Forest Will Take You By Surprise

See for yourself why this ancient Chinese stone forest known as Shilin draws tourists from around the world.

By Kiri Picone • August 24, 2015

California Throws Shade (Balls) To Help Solve Its Drought

The remedy to California's drought-stricken lands or just the world's biggest ball pit? See for yourself how shade balls are making a huge impact.

By Kiri Picone • Aug 13, 2015

News

California Throws Shade (Balls) To Help Solve Its Drought

The remedy to California's drought-stricken lands or just the world's biggest ball pit? See for yourself how shade balls are making a huge impact.

By Kiri Picone • August 13, 2015

The Most Extreme Summer Weather Of 2015

Whether you think they’re signs of global warming or that Mother Nature is just working out some particularly painful kinks, it’s impossible to deny that summer 2015 has seen an insane amount of extreme weather events. From the massive blob of warm water covering thousands of miles in the Pacific...

By Kiri Picone • Aug 6, 2015

Science News

The Most Extreme Summer Weather Of 2015

Whether you think they’re signs of global warming or that Mother Nature is just working out some particularly painful kinks, it’s impossible to deny that summer 2015 has seen an insane amount of extreme weather events. From the massive blob of warm water covering thousands of miles in the Pacific...

By Kiri Picone • August 6, 2015

The Stories Behind America’s Most Beautiful Coastlines

People are drawn to water, but we know little about how the land leading us to them was formed.

By Savannah Cox • Aug 1, 2015

The Stories Behind America’s Most Beautiful Coastlines

People are drawn to water, but we know little about how the land leading us to them was formed.

By Savannah Cox • August 1, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXXXI

Before Pluto: The Other Awe-Inspiring New Horizons Photos While you’ve definitely seen the new Pluto photos and you probably know that those photos are the fruit of the New Horizons’ nearly ten-year journey, you may not realize all that happened along the way. It zipped past our moon (within nine...

By John Kuroski • Jul 17, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXXXI

Before Pluto: The Other Awe-Inspiring New Horizons Photos While you’ve definitely seen the new Pluto photos and you probably know that those photos are the fruit of the New Horizons’ nearly ten-year journey, you may not realize all that happened along the way. It zipped past our moon (within nine...

By John Kuroski • July 17, 2015

Colorful, Mystical And (Sometimes) Fatal: 31 Photos Of The World’s Coolest Mushrooms

Giant mushrooms were peppered throughout the planet before trees. These 'shrooms have since shrunk, but we still think they're pretty cool.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 14, 2015

Colorful, Mystical And (Sometimes) Fatal: 31 Photos Of The World’s Coolest Mushrooms

Giant mushrooms were peppered throughout the planet before trees. These 'shrooms have since shrunk, but we still think they're pretty cool.

By All That's Interesting • July 14, 2015

Canada’s Spotted Lake Is Seriously Out Of This World

Every summer, Canada's Spotted Lake evaporates, leaving behind a sea of puddle-like bodies of water that have to be seen to be believed.

By Kiri Picone • Jul 7, 2015

Canada’s Spotted Lake Is Seriously Out Of This World

Every summer, Canada's Spotted Lake evaporates, leaving behind a sea of puddle-like bodies of water that have to be seen to be believed.

By Kiri Picone • July 7, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXXIX

Wildfires Rage In The West While wildfire season is far from over, the West Coast and Alaska have already suffered devastating blows. With a record 700 fires to date this year, Alaska has taken the largest hit, losing over 1.8 million acres. Although higher temperatures and lower humidity are to...

By John Kuroski • Jul 3, 2015

News

What We Love This Week, Volume CXXIX

Wildfires Rage In The West While wildfire season is far from over, the West Coast and Alaska have already suffered devastating blows. With a record 700 fires to date this year, Alaska has taken the largest hit, losing over 1.8 million acres. Although higher temperatures and lower humidity are to...

By John Kuroski • July 3, 2015