Thom Yorke's New Ode to the Antarctic Will Give You Chills
If Antarctica had a theme song, I imagine it’d be a lyricless, transcendent tune. It’d be both irresistible and eerie.…
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The Biggest Organism on Earth Is Dying, and It's Our Fault
The heaviest organism on Earth isn’t a whale or an elephant. It’s a tree—or rather, a system of over 40,000 clonal…
Lake Erie's Water Crisis Is So Bad This Brewery Is Putting Algae in Beer
TOLEDO, OHIO—The staff at Maumee Bay Brewing Company swear that the brewery’s 150-year old building is haunted. A…
It Could Take Mammals 7 Million Years to Recover From Humanity Wiping Them Out
Elephants’ brethren—including mastodons and mammoths—once ranged across the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa. But natural…
These Award Winning Photos Capture Nature's Most Mesmerizing Patterns
Nature hides patterns everywhere. The key is knowing where to look.
Captain Green Is the New Superhero Who Could Convince Your Kid to Ditch Plastics
They say not all superheroes wear capes. Well, our newest superhero does, and it’s the color of a shallow sea. That’s…
The Fight to Save the Last Swimming Camels on Earth
Near small fishing hamlets along the coast of northwest India, the blue-green sea is speckled with islands of…
Beadnose, the Fattest Bear of 2018, Is the Hero America Needs Right Now
It is with equal parts sadness and joy that I must report that the end of Fat Bear Week is upon us and the fattest…
'Historic' Agreement Bans Commercial Fishing Across a Vast Swath of the Arctic
As the Arctic’s mantle of protective sea ice grows smaller and sadder by the year, new waters are opening up, setting…
Mysterious New Plant Discovered in Museum Collection Is Probably Already Extinct
It took a little while, but a tiny, delicate plant found in Japan 26 years ago has been formally classified as a new…
Mass Die-Off of Orcas Feared Due to Chemicals Banned in the '70s
A group of industrial chemicals humans started banning decades ago could cause many of the world’s orca whale…
That Viral Elephant Poaching Story Has Gotten a Lot More Complicated
It had the makings of a media sensation: “Scores of dead elephants”, their brutalized corpses rotting in plain sight.…
Beautiful New Andean Hummingbird Is Already Critically Endangered
High in the Ecuadorian Andes, a stunningly beautiful species of hummingbird—decorated with a flashy, sapphire…
Controversial Grizzly Bear Hunt Officially Canceled
It looks like nobody’s going to be shooting a Yellowstone grizzly bear for sport this year after all.
California Is the First State to Declare War on Plastic Straws
The first statewide straw ban has arrived, folks. And—you guessed it—California is where it’s at.
This Deep Sea Eel Is the Raddest Thing You'll See All Week
It’s been a long-ass week. And next week isn’t looking better. But I would urge you to take a break from our never…
Genetic Analysis of Seized Elephant Tusks Exposes Three Major Cartels
By performing a DNA analysis of elephant tusks nabbed at ivory busts, scientists have successfully backtracked the…
These Nearly-Extinct Animals Would Fit on a Single Subway Car
Imagine hopping onto the New York City subway and seeing it packed with Christmas Island geckos or Burmese roofed…
The World's Largest Captive Lemur Facility Is Bracing For Florence
The folks over at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham, North Carolina, are pros at hurricane preparedness. They have to be.…