nature

7-Foot Crocodile Found in Creek Where Children Were Playing

By Sanya Mansoor

Colorado Highway Rocked By 8.5 Million-Pound Boulder's Crash Landing

By Megan McCluskey

The Science Behind a Bizarre 'Ice Circle' in Maine

By Jeffrey Kluger

This Forest Looks Like It's Breathing But There's a Reason

By Raisa Bruner
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Greek Beach Completely Covered in Giant Spider Webs

A similar phenomenon was recorded in 2003

By Gina Martinez

Massachusetts Suffered Its First Fatal Shark Attack in Decades. Here's How Common They Really Are in the U.S.

It was around noon when the shark struck. Arthur Medici, a 26-year-old from Brazil, was attacked on Sept. 16 while boogie-boarding just off Cape Cod’s Newcomb Hollow Beach. Although a friend dragged him from the...

By Ciara Nugent

Trump Administration Backtracks, Lifts Elephant Trophy Ban

Plans to lift the ban were initially postponed after public outcry

By Joseph Hincks

Your Car Company Might Know More About You Than Your Spouse

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By The Aspen Institute

Worsening Light Pollution Has Health Costs

Bright lights affect everything from plants and birds to our sleep quality

By Jeffrey Kluger

What to Know About Trump's Reversal of an Elephant Import Ban

A lot of people don't like it

By Joseph Hincks

We Might Not Have Enough Minerals To Meet Electric Car Demand

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By The Aspen Institute

Back to the Wild

Wild tigers are being reintroduced in Kazakhstan, 70 years after they became extinct there because of habitat loss and poaching. The WWF-supported project, which involves the restoration of a forest, is the latest in a...

By Kate Samuelson

Birdbrain Is a Misnomer: New Studies Show Birds' Remarkable Cognitive Skills

It has been a very bad year for Bud the parrot, but it has been even worse for his former owners Glenna and Martin Duram. Martin is dead, Glenna is in prison for his murder,...

By Jeffrey Kluger

14 Ways to Squeeze More Joy Out of Every Day

Here’s how to infuse your days with more fun—and more joy

What Green Spaces Can Do to Your Mood

They can help, but quality matters more than quantity

New York Man Dies From 'Exceedingly Rare' Tick Virus Transmitted Within Minutes

The Powassin virus can be transmitted by a tick in as few as 10 to 15 minutes

By Emily Weyrauch

This Teenage Camper Woke Up to a Biting Sound. Then the Bear Started Dragging Him

The bear dragged the teenager around ten feet away from the campsite

By Kate Samuelson

Why Hiking Is the Perfect Mind-Body Workout

Uneven terrain and the Great Outdoors are a winning combination for your health

By Markham Heid

How Fireworks Became a Fourth of July Tradition

By the time the first Independence Day fireworks were set off in 1777, fireworks were already a centuries-old way of celebrating

By Olivia B. Waxman

Nature Therapy Can Work

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By The Aspen Institute
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