animalsCaterpillar Bombs: 6 Times Animals Have Been Used as Weapons
Millions of hungry caterpillars may soon fall onto the illegal coca fields of South America as the Colombian…
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Geography & TravelChapel Oak: France’s Oldest Tree Serves as a Worship Space
A handmade wooden staircase spirals around the trunk of the oldest tree in france, an oak known as the Chêne…
Science & ResearchSecrets of the Pyramids Revealed: Ancient Building Technique
Historians have long wondered how the ancient Egyptians could have built the pyramids out of stone blocks weighing…
natureA Photographic Tour of the Oldest Living Things in the World
There are things on this Earth that have been alive since before the Great Pyramids were built. They have survived…
photography17 Horrifying Aerial Photos of Environmental Devastation
Sometimes, the extent of environmental damage from factory farming, oil spills, deforestation and mining can’t…
Science & ResearchMost Intriguing Mummies: Perfectly Preserved Human Bodies
How incredible is it to be able to look upon the facial expression of a deceased man who lived and died thousands…
History & Trivia10 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Mayan Civilization
Surprise! The world didn’t end today just because the Mayan calendar ended. The Ancient Maya may be best-known…
Nature & EcosystemsSigns of Winter Weather: 14 Folklore Predictions
Can the colors of a woolly worm predict the severity of the upcoming winter? There are many old wives’ tales and…
History & TriviaGreen Infographics: 14 Facts About the Environment
Infographics take data and turn it into pictures that are easy to understand and remember. Brush up on your…
Nature & EcosystemsInfographic & Images: The Earth’s Oldest Trees
It’s humbling to look up at a tree and realize that it has been alive much longer than you have, and will likely…
Nature & EcosystemsWhale Valley-Egypt’s Evolutionary Showcase
In the valley of the whales, the fossils tell a story: one of evolution, of a species moving from land to sea over…
History & TriviaEarth Day Action: 13 Major Environmental Accomplishments
With Earth Day 2012 officially over, it’s time to think about the aftermath of this holiday: what has the annual…
Science & ResearchBeneficial Bacteria: 12 Ways Microbes Help The Environment
We have become obsessed with eliminating bacteria, attacking with gels and wipes the microbes we associate with…
Nature & Ecosystems21 Magnificent Moon Photos: Phases, Eclipses & More
For a big rock that happens to be trapped in our planet’s orbit, the moon certainly has a lot of pull –…
Geography & TravelCave of Forgotten Dreams: Oldest Known Pictorial Creations
In 1994 in Southern France, three cavers made an astonishing discovery after following an air current coming from…
architectureSole Survivor: How 1 Japanese Town Resisted the Tsunami
It’s ugly. It’s huge. It cost $30 million. But the 51-foot-tall floodgate that was long considered a…
Science & ResearchLost Civilizations: 12 Societies that Vanished in Mystery
Why would a flourishing civilization, advanced for its time, suddenly cease to exist, its inhabitants gone and its…
Geography & TravelMapping the Underworld: Digital 3D Cave Exploration
Just under the surface of Nottingham, England, there’s hidden world ripe for exploration, from a 14th century…
Nature & EcosystemsSuper Fun Superfund? 13 Reclaimed Toxic Sites
In Montana, children gleefully haul trout out of the water of a river that recently wasn’t able to support life…
Geography & Travel12 Historic Sites & Ancient Ruins in Danger of Disappearing
Vandalism, climate change, encroaching development and rampant commercialism – these are just a few of the…
