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Northern Lights shining over a mountain

Stargazers Awestruck After Mysterious Spiral Appears In Northern Lights

Clare Fitzgerald

Those looking up at the night sky on April 15, 2023 were treated to a unique and potentially unsettling sight when an unidentified spiral appeared…

View of a coral reef

‘Pristine’ Coral Reef Discovered In the Galápagos Islands

Clare Fitzgerald

A scientific expedition off the coast of the Galápagos Islands has discovered a previously unknown coral reef. Containing over 50 percent living coral, the find…

Illustration of the Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars

These Fungi Thrive in Chernobyl – And Maybe Soon On Mars

Rosemary Giles

When the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant experienced its meltdown in 1986, airborne radioactive contaminants were released throughout Ukraine. People were evacuated as quickly as possible…

Hippos sticking their heads out of the water

One of Pablo Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Killed In Highway Collision

Clare Fitzgerald

A hippopotamus descended from those brought to Colombia illegally by infamous drug kingpin Pablo Escobar was killed in a highway collision with an SUV. According…

Beatriz Flamini hugging a relative while others watch

‘I Didn’t Want to Come Out’ – Spanish Woman Emerges From Cave After 500 Days

Spanish mountaineer Beatriz Flamini has emerged from a cave after spending 500 days without human contact. The year and a half spent below-ground in Granada…

Bus driving through the Tateyama Snow Corridor

Stunning Snow Corridor on the ‘Rooftop of Japan’ Reopens to Tourists

For some, winter is the best time of year. As such, they wish it could last longer than just a few months. Well, if you…

Trees within Acadia National Park + Cartoon of a meteorite

Museum Offering $25,000 to Whoever Locates Mysterious Meteorite

Clare Fitzgerald

Space fans and meteorite hunters, rejoice! At around midday on April 8, 2023, a meteorite flew across the sky in northern Maine and landed in…

View of Buckingham Fountain

The Nearly Two-Century-Long History of Chicago’s Famed Grant Park

Todd Neikirk

Real estate within the city of Chicago is very valuable, but a decision made back before it was incorporated has kept 319 acres free from…

View of the Carina Nebula + Father and son looking through a telescope

The Most Stunning Constellations Overlooking the Southern Hemisphere

Todd Neikirk

North Americans who look at the night sky are familiar with the constellations that dot the Northern Hemisphere, but they’re just the tip of the…

Snailfish swimming on the ocean floor

Scientists Capture Footage of Deepest-Ever Swimming Fish – Over 8,000 Meters Below Water!

Clare Fitzgerald

Scientists conducting research off the coast of Japan have captured footage of what they believe to be the deepest-swimming fish on record. A type of…