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…

Iceberg Alley: A Place to View Huge Icebergs Drift Before Your Window

Stretching from Arctic to the southeast coast of the island of Newfoundland, Iceberg Alley is the perfect spot for iceberg viewing – even from your kitchen window,…

Las Pozas: The Surrealistic Wonderland Hidden in the Middle of the Jungle

After losing 20,000 orchids in an unseasonal frost, “extravagant” Englishman Edward James turned to his real love, surrealism, and rebuilt his garden in rock and concrete. Image…