Meet the Hell Pig, One of the Ugliest and Fiercest Creatures Ever to Have Lived
A hell of a pig indeed.
Scientists Are Surprised to Find Out That Many Australian Mammals Glow Under UV Light
Turns out platypuses and many other Australian mammals and marsupials glow under UV light.
Scientists Discover That a Plant in China is Evolving To Hide From Humans
The plant is turning brown in order to camouflage itself - from us.
This Is What Life Is Like on the World’s Remotest Inhabited Island
As evidenced by this map, Pitcairn Island is farther from any continent than any other inhabited island.
Village in Japan Hosts “Water Hose Festival” To Test Its Spectacular Fire Extinguishing System
What "being prepared for fire" really looks like.
Meet Colonel-in-Chief Sir Nils Olav, a Knighted Penguin of the Norwegian King’s Guard
Did you know that Edinburgh Zoo is home to a knighted penguin? Meet Sir Nils Olav!
NASA is Building a Rover to Explore Jupiter’s Moon Europa From Underneath Its Icy Shell
The buoyant robot will cruise on the surface of Europa's ice - from below.
The Amazing Story of the Girl Who Lived in a Redwood Tree for 738 Days
Julia Butterfly Hill, American environmental activist, lived in a giant 1500 year old redwood tree named Luna for 738 days to protest logging.
People Are Posting Time Lapse Videos of How Much Their House Plants Move During a Day and They Are Mesmerizing
They might seem motionless but plants continuously move throughout the day.
Copenhagen is Building Floating Parks in Its Harbor for Residents to Chill Out
The world's first "parkipelago" is in the making in Copenhagen.
This Australian Town Was Built Underground Because of the Heat
In the middle of Australia, there's a place where people live, worship, and shop underground.