NATURE

How the Wild Horses of North Carolina’s Outer Banks Have Survived 500 Years of Hurricanes

When Hurricane Dorian approached the Outer Banks in North Carolina, the wild horses there knew exactly what to do to survive.

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10 Wily Facts About Coyotes

Coyotes that live in the eastern United States are hybrids with both dog and wolf DNA. Here are some more facts about the resourceful predator.

Michigan Is Taking a Cue From Bob Ross and Planting Thousands of Happy Little Trees

Bob Ross made a living painting “happy little trees,” but in Michigan, his legacy has been transferred from the canvas to real-life happy trees in nature.

7 Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Save the Amazon Rainforest

Feeling frustrated and powerless while the Amazon fires rage on in Brazil? Here’s what you can do from afar.

Amazing Time-Lapse Shows Leaves Dramatically Changing Color During Fall

During autumn, the leaves of many of our deciduous trees change color before falling off and dying. Sad, right? Actually, it's quite beautiful.

A Same-Sex Penguin Couple Has Adopted an Egg at a Berlin Zoo

When penguins Skip and Ping expressed their desire to rear a baby chick, zookeepers granted their wish.

Sunrise in the Smoky Mountains National Park

An 89-Year-Old Grandmother Is Visiting All 61 National Parks With Her Grandson

Joy Ryan had never seen mountains or the ocean before her grandson invited her on a camping trip. It would be the first of many.

A Custom Wheelchair Allowed This Brain-Injured Baby Raccoon to Walk Again

After Vittles the raccoon suffered a brain injury, she couldn't support herself. Now she's walking again with the help of a custom wheelchair.

Thousands of Tarantulas Are Crawling Around Colorado for Mating Season

The furry, mostly harmless creatures are looking for love—and hoping their mates don’t eat them after they find it.

10 Things You Might Not Know About Walden

Henry David Thoreau’s account of his time in the woods is much more than just fodder for motivational posters—it’s a work of transcendentalist philosophy that shaped how people see the natural world today.

Interactive Map Shows You Which Endangered Species Is Native to Your State

Endangered species can be found in all parts of the country. This map will show you which threatened animal is living in your home state.

Shelter Dogs Are Being Trained to Protect Wildlife—by Sniffing Poop

With their amazing sense of smell and boundless energy, some shelter dogs are the perfect candidates for tracking and protecting endangered species.

Ethiopia Breaks Record By Planting 350 Million Trees in 12 Hours

Volunteers from across Ethiopia worked together on Monday, July 29, to plant 350 million trees to make up for a century of deforestation.

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Wasps Are Living Through Winter and Building 'Super Nests' in Alabama

The super nests can hold multiple queens and up to 15,000 wasps—making them three times bigger than regular nests at their peak.

A Pair of Loons in Wisconsin Adopted a Baby Mallard Duck—and the Result Is As Adorable As Expected

The adoptive parents are teaching their duck how to be a loon, and the results are a little (dare we say it?) loony.

Las Vegas Is Being Invaded by Grasshoppers

Grasshoppers have invaded Las Vegas following a wet winter, and the swarms are so large that they're showing up on weather radar.

London Becomes World's First National Park City

London is still a bustling urban center, but as the world's first National Park City, it will invest more effort into improving and expanding its natural features.

England Is Being Invaded By a Swarm of Flying Ants That Can Be Seen From Space

The radar picked up some rain showers on England’s southern coast. But it was actually billions of flying ants.

A Retirement Home for Orcas Could Be Opening in Washington's San Juan Islands

After a life spent performing in tanks, orcas could receive care, protection, and freedom in a new open-water sanctuary off Washington state.

How Thomas Jefferson's Obsession With Mastodons Partly Fueled the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Thomas Jefferson thought mastodons might still be lurking somewhere out West—and he was determined to find them.

10 Quick Facts About Roadrunners

Roadrunners—the iconic birds of the American Southwest—are brave enough to feast on rattlesnakes and outsmart coyotes (really, we're not kidding).

A Python Swallowed a Crocodile Whole—and a Photographer Was There to Capture It All

Photographs show the struggle between the olive python and the freshwater crocodile—two of Australia's most impressive reptilian predators.

Hundreds of Kangaroos Roam the Green at This Australian Golf Course

Australia’s Anglesea Golf Club lets you play golf with—or at least, around—its 300-strong population of eastern grey kangaroos.

10 Surprising Facts About Shoebill Storks

With its massive beak and penetrating stare, a shoebill stork is not a bird you'd want to meet in a dark alley. Read on for some little-known facts about this African icon.

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