Nations Come Together To Create The World's Largest Marine Sanctuary
The world is finally uniting to save the environment. On October 5, the United Nations announced that the threshold to enforce the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement had...
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Video Of The Week — Humpback Whale Calf Nudges Its Stranded Mom To Deeper Waters
In a reversal of roles, a humpback whale calf was recently seen nudging its stranded mother to safer, deeper waters off the east coast of Australia. The chain of events l...
The World's Deepest Underwater Cave is Almost The Height Of The Empire State Building
Polish explorer Krzysztof Starnawski’s fascination with the Hranická Propast, or Hranice Abyss, an underwater cave in the Czech Republic, began in 1999. The diver, who on...
Hurricane Matthew Leaves A Trail Of Destruction All The Way From Haiti To North Carolina
The first clue that the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season would be an active one came in January, when Alex, a Category 1 hurricane, arrived six months before the season’s o...
Whales Mourn Their Loved Ones, Just Like You And Me
Mourning the loss of a loved one was initially thought to be just a human characteristic. However, over the years, experts have observed similar behavior in terrestrial s...
The Great Frigatebird Is Like The Energizer Bunny — It Keeps Going And Going And. . .
The great frigatebird, a species of seabird found across the world’s tropical seas, has a 7 foot wingspan — the largest of any bird species its size. Past research had in...
The Extreme Bees That Thrive On The Edge Of An Active Volcano
Like most bees, the ground nesting Anthophora squammulosa, that are native to parts of North and Central America, are a solitary species. The females lay their eggs in li...
These Mysterious Lizards Bleed Green!
Any member of the five species of the Prasinohaema (Greek: “green blood”) skinks that that live on the island of New Guinea in the South West Pacific, would have been a s...
Surprise! Your Pet Fish May Be Able To Recognize You!
While your pet fish may appear to be oblivious of your presence, chances are it knows you extremely well and can probably even identify you from a crowd of humans! At lea...
Spectacular Perseid Meteor Showers Predicted For This Thursday And Friday
There are few celestial events as reliable or as anticipated as the annual Perseid meteor showers. The shooting star show typically begins in mid-July and continues until...
These Biofluorescent Catsharks Glow In The Dark!
In 2014, marine biologist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer David Gruber was on a nighttime dive to observe biofluorescent corals when he noticed a bright green e...
Florida's Babcock Ranch Aims To Be America's Greenest Town
When a 91,000-acre piece of vacant land came up for sale in Southwest Florida about ten years ago, it attracted builders from across the country. After all, the chance to...
Massive Canadian Wildfire That Ravaged Fort McMurray Continues To Burn
On Sunday, May 1 shortly after 4 pm, a crew from the Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Department reported a wildfire in the vicinity of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada....
Sperm Whales Washed Up In Germany Had Plastic Waste In Their Stomachs
In January and February of 2016, a total of 13 young sperm whales washed up on the beach near the town of Tönning in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. An autopsy revealed that...
Celebrate Earth Day With These Stunning Images Of Our Beautiful Planet
On Friday, April 22, billions of people across the globe will celebrate Earth Day. They will commemorate the event by staging rallies, participating in environmental clea...
Loyal Penguin Returns Annually To Bond With Brazilian Man Who Rescued Him
In May 2011, Joao Pereira de Souza stumbled upon a stranded Magellanic penguin outside his shack on Proveta Beach in Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro. The bird was soaked in o...
Edible Cutlery: A Delicious Way To Reduce Plastic Waste
Tossing a plastic spoon or fork into the trash after using it once is not just acceptable; it is fashionable. Experts estimate that over 40 billion pieces of plastic cutl...
Surprise! City Birds Are Smarter And Healthier Than Their Country Counterparts!
A recent study conducted by a team of researchers from Canada's McGill University has uncovered that birds who live in urban environments are not just better at problem-s...
Guess What? Spiders Eat Their Greens Too!
When one thinks of a spider, the image that comes to mind is the crafty arthropod feasting on an innocent insect it has lured into its web. It turns out that the arachnid...
Brooklyn Artist's "Message in a Bottle" To Raise Environmental Awareness Washes Ashore in France
On January 17, Brigitte Barthélémy was walking along the seashore just north of France's famous Bordeaux wine region when she stumbled upon a bottle nestled among a pile...
On Saturday, March 19th Join The Earth Hour Movement By Going Dark For Sixty Minutes
On Saturday, March 19, millions of businesses and individuals worldwide will celebrate Earth Hour by turning off all lights and electronics from 8:30 - 9:30 PM local time...
Expert Says Beached 'Sea Monster' In Mexico Is Just The Head Of A Sperm Whale
On March 9, the Civil Protection and Firefighters Department in Acapulco received news of a mysterious 'sea monster' that had washed up on the resort city's beautiful Bon...
France Becomes The First Country In The World To Ban Supermarket Food Waste
On January 13, 2016, France became the first country in the world to pass a law requiring supermarkets to donate food that is approaching its expiration date instead of t...
Celebrate International Polar Bear Day With Nora, Columbus Zoo's Adorable Polar Bear Cub
Every February 27, the world observes International Polar Bear Day. Started ten years ago by US-based nonprofit Polar Bear International (PMI) it is observed to raise awa...