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NATURE

Wildfires have reached historic proportions this year.

The August Complex fire ravaging California is being called a "gigafire," and it's every bit as imposing and destructive as the name implies.

Jake Rossen








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If you find a tick on your body, don't panic—removing it the right way fast drastically reduces your chances of contracting any diseases it might be carrying.

Michele Debczak










A pile of genetically-related Argentine ants

Invasive Argentine ants have built a 560-mile-long supercolony underneath California, making them virtually impossible to eradicate.

Shoshi Parks


Learn about Claude Monet, the Impressionist painter of 'Water Lilies' and 'Impression, Sunrise.'

Ellen Gutoskey