While it’s still quite difficult to say whether or not aliens are real, UFO Abduction Insurance certainly is. An insurance company in Florida offers a …
Read moreA Company Offering ‘Alien Abduction Insurance’ Has Sold Nearly 6,000 Policies
A college student made the discovery of a lifetime on a recent paleontology dig when he unearthed a partial Triceratops skull. Harrison Duran, a fifth-year …
Read moreThis College Student Found A 65-Million-Year-Old Triceratops Skull
Repeat after me: “Leaves of three, let it be.” Most people who’ve spent time in the outdoors likely use this phrase to help them steer …
Read more6 Plants That Can Give You A Rash (Besides Poison Ivy And Poison Oak)
It has been almost exactly 50 years since astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first set foot on the moon as part of the Apollo …
Read moreOreo’s Marshmallow Moon Cookies Are Here For A Limited Time
Kids today are spending less time outdoors than previous generations. Recent research shows that kids today spend half the time playing outside that their parents did …
Read moreKids Who Spend More Time Outside Are Happier As Adults, Study Says
When children open their kids’ meals from McDonald’s or Burger King, they’re probably looking forward to one thing the most: the plastic toy inside. However, …
Under the sea is a wild place full of fantastic creatures, from crazy new jellyfish to … starfish that looks like ravioli? Yes, you read …
Read moreScientists Captured A Starfish That Looks Just Like Ravioli On Video
Australia is famous for its vast array of quirky creatures — like koalas, kangaroos and wombats — as well as the scarier ones like snakes, …
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Read moreThis Outdoor Canopy Chair With Netting Can Protect You From Bugs Wherever You Go
If you’re itching to work in the great outdoors, there’s a new opportunity that you will want to jump on: Yellowstone National Park needs part-time …
Read moreYou Could Live And Work In Yellowstone National Park This Fall
The Raikoke Volcano in the northern Pacific Ocean hadn’t erupted in nearly 100 years — until it suddenly did, on June 22 at around 4 …
Read moreAstronauts In Space Photographed A Giant Volcano Erupting In The Pacific Ocean
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Summer heat is no joke — especially when it’s not even July and temperatures are already getting over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in some parts of …
Goldilocks was nowhere to be found, but one bear found a place to sleep that was just right: the top shelf of a closet. Unfortunately, …
Read moreThis Family Woke Up To A Black Bear Sleeping In Their Closet
It turns out if you take a nature video of long-tailed animals called coatimundis and play it backward, the animals in the video look like …
Read moreThis Funny Video Shows Animals In Reverse Look Just Like Dinosaurs
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Read moreThis Photographer Creates Art With Dead Flies And The Results Are Pretty Hilarious
Gathering at Stonehenge on the summer solstice is an age-old tradition that thousands still observe — and it’s on the bucket list of many more …
Read moreYou Can Now Watch The Sunrise At Stonehenge, Thanks To A New Live Feed
If you were swimming in shark-infested waters, would you want to know? Ginger Gilmer of Tennessee was standing on a 15th-floor balcony overlooking North Myrtle …
Read moreThis Woman Snapped Photos Of A Shark Lurking Near Swimmers Who Had No Idea
For many of us, summertime means beautiful trips to the beach and delicious, fresh seafood. But you may want to exercise some caution. A new …
Read moreExperts Warn That Flesh-Eating Bacteria May Be Spreading To Seafood And Beaches
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Read moreThese Mesmerizing Wave-Like Clouds Were Spotted In Virginia
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Read moreThese Night Sky Petunias Will Fill Your Garden With Stars
Fair warning: If you’re deathly afraid of spiders, or are sensitive to yucky stuff, you should probably skip this story. Or maybe put a hand …
Read moreSomeone Snapped A Terrifying Photo Of This Spider Eating A Possum In Australia
Steffen Olsen, a scientist with the Danish Meteorological Institute, was on a routine mission in northwest Greenland to retrieve oceanographic and weather monitoring tools placed …
Read moreThis Photo Of Sled Dogs Walking Through Water Where There Should Be Ice Is Going Viral
Cannabidiol, more commonly known as CBD, has become increasingly popular in the last few years. The non-intoxicating hemp plant extract is even being added to …
There’s a striking new building in Binz, Germany — an architectural marvel complete with turrets, multiple levels and an enviable seaside location. The twist? It’s …
Read moreThe World’s Tallest Sandcastle Has Been Built And It’s Truly Impressive
Looking up at the night sky is a fun family activity, especially during the warm summer months. And this June, amateur astronomers will get an …
Read moreJupiter Will Be So Close To The Earth, You’ll Be Able To See It With Binoculars
On the night of June 4, a swarm of ladybugs was flying through San Diego County that was big enough to register on the National …
Read moreThis Swarm Of Ladybugs Is So Large It Registered On The National Weather Service Radar
Forget paying library fines, turning in that band instrument or taking final exams in order to get that diploma. A recently-passed bill in the Philippines …
Read moreThis Country Will Now Require All Students To Plant 10 Trees Before They Graduate
While it’s great that you’re taking some time to go on vacation — because really, not nearly enough people do — your friends and co-workers …
Read moreThe Interesting Reason No One Wants To Hear About Your Vacation
Uber’s already a great option for getting around by land, but the car service is opening up the possibilities for exploration by water, too. In …
Read moreYou Can Book A Submarine Through Uber That Will Take You To The Great Barrier Reef
Executing the perfect marriage proposal comes with a lot of pressure. When travel blogger Jarod popped the question to his girlfriend, Alison, he decided to …
U.S. News & World Report has declared Washington the best state in all of the United States. To rank all 50 states in the nation, …
Read moreU.S. News & World Report Has Named The Best State In The Country
A French man who has spent more than four months floating across the Atlantic Ocean in a giant orange barrel has arrived at his Caribbean …
Read moreThis Man Crossed The Atlantic Ocean In A Giant Barrel
It’s already been a wonderful year for flower lovers. Southern California experienced a super bloom of poppies throughout the hillsides. Then the cherry blossoms captured …
Read morePortugal’s ‘Blue Island’ Is Covered In Blooming Hydrangeas And The Photos Are Breathtaking
Choosing a safe but effective sunscreen is becoming a pain in the brain. While we spent decades happily applying the sunscreen of our choice, the …
Read moreHow To Choose The Best Sunscreen For You And The Environment
When then-9-year-old U.K. students Sophie Smith and Kyra Barboutis heard that hedgehog populations were in decline in their country, they decided to do something about …
Read moreThese 13-Year-Olds Saved 400 Hedgehogs By Building Their Own Garden Hospital
For geography-lovers, this map of the United States is extraordinary. With what look like veins, the map details the 18 river basins in the 48 …
Read moreThis Beautiful Map Shows Every River Basin In The US
It’s a very unlikely friendship — one that’s hard to believe is real — and yet here it is. One man has been playing host …
Read moreThis Man Saved A Hummingbird And Now It Returns To Visit Him Every Year
When Luke Perry was laid to rest in Tennessee last month, he was buried in a mushroom suit, according to his daughter, Sophie Perry. The …
Read moreLuke Perry Was Buried In A Biodegradable Mushroom Suit
Nearly everyone has already gotten at least a taste of summer weather, and current forecasts show that there’s plenty more where that came from. The Climate …
Read moreSummer 2019: Hot, Wet Weather Wastes No Time Arriving
Every spring, certain parts of London light up in lilac, violet, pink and white thanks to the city’s wow-worthy wisteria blooms. And this year, during …
Read moreWisteria Are Blooming In London Right Now And They’re Absolutely Gorgeous
The world’s a spectacular place, full of hidden and overt beauty in every corner. But beauty’s also subjective. It’d be impossible to get a unanimous …
Read moreCNN’s Picks For The 25 Most Beautiful Places On Earth
Here’s something to ponder next time you’re waiting in line for a $5 caramel macchiato: That beverage could become a casualty of climate change. In …
Read moreScientists Are Warning That Coffee Could Become Extinct
Thirsty while running? Here, have a seaweed ball full of sports drink. More than 41,000 people will run the London Marathon on April 28. When …
Read moreThe London Marathon Is Replacing Plastic Bottles With Seaweed Pouches
Michelle Branch and Black Keys’ drummer Patrick Carney got married on April 20. The Grammy-winning singer confirmed the couple’s New Orleans marriage in a series …
Olivia Wilde’s brand Conscious Commerce has teamed up with thredUP to do some good for the Earth. In an effort to reduce clothing waste, the …
Families come in many different forms, and a group of bald eagles living along the Mississippi River in Illinois is proving that goes for the …
Read moreThis Trio Of Bald Eagles Is Raising A Family Together
Move over, super snow moon. There’s a new spectacular full moon in town, and it’s going to be beautiful. Just before dawn on April 19, …
Read moreA Pink Moon Is Coming This Month—Here’s What’s Special About It
Katie Bouman just made history. This week, the 29-year-old Lafayette, Indiana, native created a global stir when her work in the field of computer science …
Everyone has experienced it at one time or another — a glitch in the matrix. A scene that makes you do a double-take. An image …
Read morePhotos That Look Like Real-Life Glitches In The Matrix
What better way to celebrate the end of winter and beginning of spring than with a hike. With that, we’re highlighting the best local trail …