The World's Creepiest Lakes You've Never Heard Of Before
Lakes can be fun and offer serenity, but some of the world’s creepiest lakes are laden with toxic gases, inhospitable water, and even mummies and corpses.
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What Would Happen If The Earth Lost Its Deserts
They may seem like arid wastelands, but Earth's deserts play vital roles in global climate and biodiversity, and losing them would have serious consequences.
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The Real Science Behind Jaws Is More Chilling Than Fiction
The movie "Jaws" was terrifying enough, but from their spookily powerful senses to those fearsome teeth, the biology of the great white shark is even scarier.
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Ancient Sea Creatures Humans Discovered In 2025
From a suggestively-shaped worm to a sea moth with an odd number of eyes, 2025 has been a banner year for uncovering ancient creatures of the sea.
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Researchers Create Avatar-Inspired Plants (And The Science Behind It Will Blow Your Mind)
Real-life glowing plants like in the film "Avatar" may be on the horizon. Researchers have found a way to make succulents glow and illuminate in the dark.
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Terrifying Stories From Inside America's National Parks
America's national parks are full of beauty and wonder, but they've also played host to murders, disappearances, horrifying accidents, and chilling encounters.
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The Most Outrageous Ways People Have Tried To Smuggle Animals Through Airports
Sometimes, airport security will discover something bizarre, such as animals someone is trying to smuggle into a country — sometimes in even stranger places.
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Zombies Are Real... In The Animal World
The idea of people being infected by fungus and becoming zombies in "Last of Us" isn't so far fetched. In the animal world, fungus and parasites can do that.
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What's Going On With Colorado's 'Frankenstein' Rabbits? Fact Is Weirder Than Fiction
Wild rabbits around Fort Collins, Colorado, are being called "Frankenstein" rabbits due to the tentacle like growths on their face. Science has an explanation.
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Tribes That Have Zero Contact With The Outside World
It may seem like our modern world is small and interconnected, but even so, there are still some tribes that have zero contact with the outside world.
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The Sahara Won't Be A Desert Forever. Here's Why
The Sahara's sun-scorched sands cover North Africa, but it was once green and lush. Thanks to natural and human-caused climate change, it likely will be again.
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Here's Why There Are Only 7 Wonders Of The World
Have you ever wondered why there are only seven wonders of the world? Well, if we go back in time — way back — we find the reason for this number.
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We May See The Quagga Again And Here's How
The last quagga, a subspecies of zebra that died in captivity back in 1883. But now, there's a chance we might someday see them walk the earth again.
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Dumb Things Everyone Just Ignores In Jurassic Park
No one expected Spielberg to know everything about dinosaurs, but there is a surprisingly large number of dumb things people ignore in "Jurassic Park."
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Tragic Theories For Why The Dire Wolf Went Extinct
The dire wolf, popularized by "The Game of Thrones," has been extinct for 13,000 years. Here are a few plausible theories as to why they died off.
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The Tragic Reason The Moa Bird Went Extinct
Like many animals across history, the moa bird ultimately went extinct around 500 years ago in 1445. The reason? It's one you've probably heard before.
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The Hidden Truth Of The Dodo Bird
The dodo was a flightless bird from the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, and over the years, it's gotten a bit of an unfair reputation.
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Why The Dodo Bird May Not Be Extinct Forever
The long-extinct dodo bird died out due to human activity on the small island where they lived. But here's why they may not be extinct forever.
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Strict Rules Guards Of The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier Have To Follow
Arlington National Cemetery's The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a solemn memorial to the ultimate sacrifice. Its guards have strict rules they have to follow.
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3 Theories Why The Largest Ape Of All Time Went Extinct
The largest ape of all time, Gigantopithecus, went extinct but some apes closely related to it, like the orangutan, survived. Here are a few theories as to why.
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Strangest Things People Have Found Underwater
Earth's underwater world is vast, largely unexplored, and often strange. Some of the stuff people have found down there is even stranger than we can imagine.
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The Unusual Thing New Orleans Bans At Mardi Gras Parades
The Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans have a reputation that anything goes, but there is an unusual law in the city that actually tracks for the unique local.
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Is Alaska's Bizarre Law About Moose And Airplanes Actually Real?
Alaska's bizarre law about not pushing moose out of airplanes sounded so odd that we checked if the law is actually real. Here's what we found out.
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The Biggest Theories Why American Lions Went Extinct
American lions went extinct around 10,000 years ago. Exactly how is still a matter of debate. Here are the biggest theories that try to explain it.
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The Surprising Reason Scientists Think Humpback Whales May Be Altruistic
Killer whales have long viewed humpback whale calves as part of a balanced diet. In turn, humpback whales seem to be OK with considering orcas as their nemeses.
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The Real Reason The Cave Bear Went Extinct
The cave bear, formally Ursus spelaeus, went extinct 28,000 to 27,000 years ago at the end of the Pleistocene Epoch. Here's how it happened.
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5 Deadly Prehistoric Animals We're Lucky Went Extinct
Lions, tigers, bears - they may seem dangerous today, but there are quite a few deadly prehistoric animals that would have eaten them for lunch.
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