Florida photographer Mark Smith captured an incredible video of a bald eagle hunting for its next meal. In the slow-motion video, you get a detailed look at the majestic bird’s wings and talons as it approaches the water, snatches a fish, and eats it in mid-air. Bald eagles are one of the world’s largest raptors. Their [...]

Two major studies suggest two hours outdoors a day reduces chance of nearsightedness, a common eye problem.

Here are five things to stop doing right now on your outdoor adventures if you want to protect the ocean for future generations.

There are currently more than 160 forest fires raging throughout the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, causing smoke to spread across the northeast.  An estimated 98 million people in both the U.S. and Canada are now under air quality alerts.  According to the New York Times, the air quality in New York City yesterday [...]

Scientists summited the Wei-Assipu-tepui mountain in Brazil and discovered a mysterious new animal species carrying its babies on its back. Researcher Philippe J.R. Kok published the discovery of the creature on May 25 in the Zoological Letters journal. Kok embarked on a biological escapade to the mystical “small sandstone table-top mountain” of Wei-Assipu-tepui to explore [...]

For only the second time in 100 years, a wolverine was spotted near Bishop, California, roaming in the eastern Sierra Nevadas. The National Park Service said this particular wolverine was seen three times in the last month. Wolverines have been considered fundamentally extinct for most of the 20th century and are extremely rare. The last [...]

You’ve seen it in the news: Orcas are attacking boats. They’ve even sunk a few of them. Here’s what the experts have to say.

Two deceased humpback whales were found floating, one near Wainscott, New York, and the other in Raritan Bay, New Jersey. The Atlantic Marine Conservation Society and Marine Mammal Stranding Center performed necropsies on the two deceased humpback whales to determine the cause of death, and the results are disturbing. The first whale found drifting in [...]

The Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota welcomed six red wolf pups. The species is critically endangered.

Everest has been trending heavily in the news this week, thanks to records of garbage left behind, an impossible rescue, and a steadily increasing death toll. Mount Everest is the highest peak in the Himalaya mountain range and is located between Nepal and Tibet. A video went viral online recording the unbelievable amount of garbage [...]