These Freaky-Looking Ghost Apples Are Created by the Polar Vortex in an Amazing Way
Following a particularly cold snap in Michigan, USA, a farmer found some amazing ‘ghost apples’ hanging from his trees. Andrew Sietsema / FACEBOOK While they might look…
This Cunning Bird Creates a Fake Entrance to Its Nest to Trick Predators
The penduline tit is a genius when it comes to architecture: its nest has a hidden entrance, while the visible opening leads to an empty pocket to…
Rewilding This River on the Dutch-Belgian Border Restores the Pristine Conditions of 500 Years Ago
Europe’s largest river restoration project to undo 500 years of world-renowned Dutch water management is making profound changes across the entire landscape, bringing benefits to wildlife and…
Adélie Penguins Walk an Insane 8,000 Miles Every Year and Here’s Why
It may sound surprising, but not all birds need wings to travel great distances. Although Adélie penguins are the smallest penguin species in Antarctica, they take one…
This Shrimp Has the World’s Fastest Punch, So Fast It Makes the Water Around It Boil
Watch out for those fists! Photo: Silke Baron/Wikimedia Commons In April 1998, a fierce creature named Tyson smashed through the quarter-inch-thick glass wall of his tank. He…
Millions of Christmas Island Red Crabs Migrate to the Ocean Every Year, Covering Everything in Their Path
Once every year, millions of red crabs migrate from the forests of Christmas Island to the ocean shore. Officials often close roads to keep the crabs safe….
Sky-Watcher in Wyoming Captures Unusual Wave-Shaped Clouds
A sky-watcher has snapped amazing photos of a rare cloud formation moving across the horizon like ocean waves. Image credit: Rachel Gordon/Facebook Rachel Gordon told BBC News…
Miners In Uruguay Get Surprised With A Beautiful Heart-Shaped Amethyst Geode
It’s weird to think that we perceive two equal curves meeting at a point at the bottom and a cusp at the top, or the combination of…
The leaf-tailed gecko looks otherworldly…
This satanic looking leaf-tailed gecko is called Uroplatus phantasticus, that is, “fantastic flat tail”, by the scientists. This gecko is one of 14 species in its genus and…
Strong Winds Sculpt Frozen Sand Looking Like Pillars
Nature makes unbelievable sculptures from frozen sand, looking like otherworldly pillars. Strong winds eroding frozen sand and carving dozens of towering shapes haphazardly placed along the shore…