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Untangling the Secrets of Sea Silk, the Ancient Mediterranean’s Elusive Luxury Textile

The ancient fabric is shrouded in myth, but it's still being woven today.

Scientists Are Trying to Save Historic Trees By Cloning Them

They're preserving iconic trees for future generations.

Bass Harbor Lighthouse at Acadia National Park.

11 Facts About Acadia National Park

Acadia National Park in Maine may not be as renowned as some of its Western brethren, but it’s every bit as spectacular.

Study Finds Trees Are Good for Your Heart

When all the trees die, people tend to have more heart attacks.

Bloodofox, Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

The Tree That Owns Itself

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15 Electrifying Facts About Jellyfish

They're colorful, dangerous, and mesmerizing—and there's a lot more going on with gelatinous jellyfish than meets the eye. Here are 15 electrifying fast about these undersea beauties.

A Vietnamese University Is Turning Its Campus Into a Forest

Vietnam’s FPT University is covered in trees. A lot of trees.

The Plan to Build a “PopUp Forest” in Times Square

A miniature forest may be coming to the last place you’d expect.

90 Percent of Sea Birds Have Swallowed Plastic

The number is expected to reach 99 percent by 2050.

Study Finds Earth is Home to Three Trillion Trees

The tally is seven times more than previously calculated.

12 Outrageous Facts About Octopuses

There's a lot more to these magnificent creatures than their tentacles.

13 Photos of California's Devastating Drought

2015 marks California’s fourth consecutive year of drought.

Beach Trash Is Ruining Your Mental Health

Litter ruins the psychological benefits people otherwise get from looking at natural landscapes, psychologists find.

Watch the Rare Bloom of a Corpse Flower

With a scent of decomposing flesh, who wouldn't want to stop and smell this rarely-blooming flower?

5 Curiously Shaped Forests

Can't see the forest for the trees? In these five cases, you really are missing the big picture.

Natural History Museum Dioramas Are Disappearing

The meticulous art of recreating wildlife habitats in a museum setting is one the public isn't 19so keen on anymore.

15 Buzzworthy Facts About Bumblebees

They air-condition their own nests, eat constantly, and choose their children's sex.

8 Fiendish Facts About Tasmanian Devils

Fact: The much-maligned marsupial is super cute.

Chris857, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0

No One Knows Where This Minnesota Waterfall Goes

The Brule River in Minnesota splits just before it enters Lake Superior. One side becomes a 50 foot waterfall, and the other pours into a giant pothole. Where it goes from there is a mystery.

Yellowstone National Park is full of natural wonders.

15 Things You Might Not Know About Yellowstone National Park

Celebrated for its flora, fauna, geological structures, and sprawling landscapes, Yellowstone National Park is undoubtedly one of the country’s greatest centers of natural beauty.

5 Ways Plants Communicate

Plants are chattier than you think.

Meet the Chainsaw Environmentalist

When illegal palm trees are planted in protected Indonesian forest, Rudi Putra grabs a chainsaw.

Australians Are Writing Love Letters to Trees

And the trees reply!