nature

The northern lights are an event to remember.

If the northern lights are on your bucket list, the 2026 to 2027 winter season will be exciting for you.

The squirting cucumber can blast its seeds dozens of feet from the parent plant. The stem and fruit of the plant have been colored green in this image.

The little gourd can shoot its seeds nearly 40 feet via "ballistic dispersal”—but until now, the mechanism behind the plant’s power and proliferation was poorly understood.

Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach

A penguin named Gus captured people’s hearts when he appeared on an Australian beach not long ago. Now he’s ready to go back home.

An eagle pair in Alaska tend to their gigantic nest.

The 20-year-old nest that starred in the state agency’s first livecam was destroyed by a snowstorm. Now, viewers can tune into watch another eagle pair raise their family at a new spot.

The online database covers nearly all the fossils discovered in New Zealand.

New Zealand’s open-access fossil database makes it easier for scientists to collaborate.

The Australian Reptile Park is asking the public to capture the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the most dangerous species in the world.

They are several differences between the two.

Tsunamis and tidal waves may look similar, but they differ in crucial ways.

Research (and lots of dry-heaving) has revealed why the flower reeks of weeks-old road kill.

Forget the snow globes and ornaments. Buy souvenir air instead.

This Veterans Day is your chance to visit Glacier National Park for free.

In honor of Veterans Day, you can visit any one of the National Park Service's more than 400 parks on Monday, November 11, 2024, for free.

You’ve heard the stories of birds drunk on fermented fruit, but scientists suspect that many animals ingest alcohol on a regular basis.

Bald eagles are powerful symbols of America—but there's much more to know about these quirky birds.

Here’s the newly-discovered flea toad on top of a coin.

Researchers just described one of the tiniest frogs known to science.

Whether it’s a gentle stroll through the English countryside or summiting Africa’s tallest peak, these bucket-list hikes are not to be missed.

Where there is one hungry raccoon, there are likely dozens, as one unfortunate woman found out.

The beaches of Newfoundland are covered with gooey white blobs.

The beaches of Newfoundland are a little less pleasant since white blobs have appeared everywhere.

A black-throated green warbler perches on a funerary statue at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

Three historic cemeteries, designed as refuges of the dead, are bringing their landscapes back to life for native plants and animals.

This scene near Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks shows why New York is the top state for fall road trips.

There’s nothing quite like peeping peak foliage, dashing through a corn maze, and spending an afternoon at an apple orchard to celebrate autumn—and in some of these top states for fall road trips, you can do all three.