ENVIRONMENT

It's not in your head—there really are fewer fireflies than there used to be. Luckily there are steps you can take to help the insects.

More than 3 million people visited its snow-covered peaks in 2021, making Glacier the 27th-most visited park in the national park system.

In 1979, America came the closest it’s ever been to a commercial nuclear catastrophe when a malfunctioning valve led to a partial meltdown on Three Mile Island.

Californians may not know it on sight, but there’s going to be something different about their mosquitoes this summer.

Lake Baikal in south-east Siberia is the world's deepest lake by average depth and maximum depth.

Americans generate 262 million tons of waste each year. Here are a few things you can actually recycle.

People usually want plenty of distance between themselves and their poop, but some engineers argue that all that waste is going to waste.

Rare succulents native to California and South Africa are being poached to meet soaring demand from houseplant collectors.

In 1997, 4.8 million LEGO pieces—many of which were nautical-themed—fell off a cargo ship. They're still turning up on beaches 25 years later.

The most metal of all weather events occurred in 2020, when a lightning bolt lit up the sky for nearly 500 miles.

Recycling razor blades isn't as easy as throwing them in the recycling bin, but that doesn't mean you should treat them like trash.

From Ansault pears to passenger pigeons, you'll likely never find these delicacies from days past on a menu ever again.