Shark Week starts Sunday. Before walking on the beach to find shark teeth, here are 30 facts to impress friends and family.

In what is sure to be disappointing for millions of people, the chances of seeing the Northern Lights this weekend are now extremely low.

In case you need an excuse to get muddy, here’s a great one: Today is National Mud Day. Getting dirty often goes hand-in-hand with enjoying time in the great outdoors, and, as it turns out, dirt can also be one of the many aspects of nature that can actually benefit your health. Don’t believe it? [...]

Capturing the intense beauty of an entire storm isn’t easy. Astrophotographer Uğur İkizler masterfully created the electrifying image above by combining numerous shots of the sky near his home in the picturesque coastal town of Mudanya. These individual images were painstakingly collected during a 50-minute period around midnight on June 16, resulting in an average [...]

The saying goes, mimicry is the highest form of flattery. For these five animals, mimicry is a way of life, and, in fact, it’s a big reason they’re so good at staying alive. In biology, mimicry is a “phenomenon characterized by the superficial resemblance of two or more organisms that are not closely related taxonomically.” [...]

There’s a lot we don’t know about the deep sea. Last week, scientists aboard the E/V Nautilus, a 68-meter (223-foot) research vessel equipped with ROVs (remotely-operated vehicles) that deploy and explore the deep, came across a creature they’d never seen before. The creature, a pulsating orange sea jelly, appears to have three yellow tentacles coming [...]

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.

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

Bigfoot sightings have been happening for years, and the folks at the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) have been in step for decades, collecting reports and seeking answers about the creature. For the last 28 years, members of the BFRO, “a virtual community of scientists, journalists, and specialists from diverse backgrounds,” have devoted themselves to [...]

There are not just flying squirrels but also flying geckos. A new species of never-before-seen gecko that paraglides is discovered in India.