Bethanie is a writer, editor, and author of animal-science books for kids. She covers camping, hiking, gear, inspiring stories, wildlife, adventure travel, and more for the Outdoors.com. She always has a few camping trips on the calendar.
A hungry black bear broke through a window and entered a nursing home in western Pennsylvania a few days ago, and things got weird.
A woman bought her mom a bird feeder to attract hummingbirds, but a bear showed up instead. Whoops. See her funny video here.
A father-daughter hike on Mount Katahdin became a double tragedy when both hikers died due to to “treacherous” weather conditions.
A resident of Cypress, Texas got a shock when her doorbell cam went off, and it was a large snake. (She didn’t answer.) See footage here.
A compilation of trail-cam footage from Swan Valley in northwest Montana shows some really great moments in nature. Watch here.
The 2025 Nikon Comedy Wildlife competition is heating up with less than a month left to get in on the fun. See some funny entries here.
This must be the cutest snake whisperer on the internet. A popular video shows a brave toddler girl wielding two long snakes.
A massive animal galumphing around Gordon’s Bay, a harbor town at the southern tip of South Africa, caused quite a stir. See it here.
A 17 year old achieved her goal by summiting Mount Everest and completing all Seven Summits, making her the youngest American woman to do so.
A crop of mushrooms growing by a community playground were a deadly variety—Galerina marginata. Area officials are warning against foraging.