The Amazon's White Bellbirds Shatter Record For World's Loudest Bird "Song"
Most male birds try to attract mates with elegant gestures. Seabirds bob their heads and flutter their wings, while peacocks fan out their beautiful feathers. However, th...
Environment Articles
Watch Stunning Video Of Humpback Whales Blowing "Bubble Nets" To Snare Prey
Humpback whales spend summers feeding in the cold Arctic and Antarctic waters and then migrate to tropical waters during the winters to breed and give birth. Since they d...
Researchers Freeze Ship Into Arctic Ice For Year-Long Study On Climate Change
In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen deliberately lodged his wooden ship in the sea ice north of Siberia, hoping that its natural drift would take him to the North Po...
Boyan Slat's Ocean Cleanup Project Successfully Retrieves Plastic From The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Boyan Slat has been dreaming of cleaning up the world's oceans ever since he was a teenager. On October 2, 2019, the now 25-year-old announced that System 001/B, an auton...
Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve Is Home To An Adorable Polka-Dotted Zebra Foal
The Masai Mara Reserve is one of Kenya's most popular tourist attractions. Every year, thousands of people flock to the national park to glimpse of a variety of wild anim...
These Shipworms Prefer To Eat Rocks Instead Of Wood!
Shipworms, which munch through wood and help release essential nutrient stored within it, are incredibly beneficial for other marine animals. However, the saltwater bival...
Crowdfunding Campaign Saves Pristine Wilderness In Canada's Princess Louisa Inlet
Princess Louisa Inlet, a fjord located 60 miles from Vancouver, Canada, is a spectacular stretch of remote wilderness. Accessible only by boat or plane, the 3.7-mile-long...
Dutch Cities Attempt To Restore Bee Population With "Insect Hotels" And "Bee Stops"
Bees are essential for the pollination of flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Sadly, over the past 15 years, the global population of the industrious insects has been declin...
Can A Giant Floating Pumice Rock "Raft" Help Restore Australia's Great Barrier Reef?
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, home to over 1,500 fish species and countless other marine animals, is in trouble. Rising ocean temperatures, attributed to climate change...
Hurricane Dorian Leaves Behind A Trail Of Destruction In Its Wake
The Atlantic hurricane season, which spans from June 1 to November 30, had been relatively calm this year, with just one major storm in July. That changed at the end of A...
New Zealand Was Once Home To Massive, Human-Sized Penguins
When Leigh Love stumbled upon a bird's leg bone at the Waipara Greensand fossil site in New Zealand's South Island in 2018, he suspected that they might be those of an an...
Record Number Of Wildfires In The Amazon Rainforest Could Accelerate Climate Change
It is not uncommon for human-generated blazes — lit to clear the land out for farming or ranching — in the Amazon rainforest to get out of control. However, this year, th...
"Sneezing" Plants May Be Spreading Pathogens And Infecting Their Neighbors
It is common knowledge that the droplets spread from sneezing are one of the key culprits responsible for transmitting infectious diseases between humans. Now it turns ou...
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medals Are Made From Recycled Cell Phones And Gadgets
Japan, the host country of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has promised to deliver "the most innovative Games ever organized." On July 24, 2019, a year before the...
Massive Barrel Jellyfish Caught On Camera Off English Coast
BBC Earth host Lizzie Daly and underwater photographer Dan Abbott released several videos of exciting encounters with marine animals off the English coast from July 7 to...
Basking Sharks Return To California Waters After Several Decades
Since late March 2019, local fishers and sightseers on whale watching excursions along the Southern California Coast have been treated to a rare sight — dozens of school...
Wish To Explore The Great Barrier Reef? Hail A scUber, The World's First Ride-Share Submarine
After conquering the roads, Uber, the peer-to-peer ridesharing service, now has its eyes set underwater. On May 24, 2019 the American company launched scUber, “the world’...
Alleged Russian Spy Whale Gains Celebrity Status In Norway
Mention the word spy, and the images that come to mind are those of secretive, stealthy fictional characters like British Secret Service agent James Bond and former CIA a...
Extended Winter Could Cause Pluto's Atmosphere To Freeze And Collapse By 2030
As if being downgraded to dwarf planet status was not enough, Pluto may now be in danger of losing its wispy atmosphere by 2030. The dire prediction comes from a 28-year...
Corporations With Green Initiatives That Go Beyond Earth Day
On Monday, April 22, 2019, corporations worldwide will encourage employees to celebrate Earth Day by participating in activities like neighborhood or beach clean-ups, pla...
Remains Of Four-Legged Whale That Walked On Land Found in Peru
Researchers have long known that the ancestors of the mighty whales were nimble, four-legged creatures that were comfortable both on land and in the sea. However, given t...
Plogging: A Fun Activity For Earth Day And Every Day
Looking for a fun Earth Day activity? You may want to try plogging, or picking up litter while jogging. Odd as it may sound, the new "sport" is becoming extremely popular...
Trash-Eating "Sharks" Are Taking Over Harbors Worldwide
While even the mention of a shark swimming close to shore is enough to send residents scurrying for cover, the "WasteShark" is being welcomed with open arms. The brainchi...
Ancient Network Of Massive Termite Mounds In Brazil Are "Biological Wonders"
Termites are famous for their superior architectural skills. The mounds created by the industrious insects contain an elaborate network of tunnels with a series of chimne...