Well Actually, Goldfish Don't Have Three-Second Memories
If you've ever been told you have the memory of a goldfish, you probably didn't take it kindly, but you may have actually been paid a compliment.
Read MoreIf you've ever been told you have the memory of a goldfish, you probably didn't take it kindly, but you may have actually been paid a compliment.
Read MoreThe reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone has been hailed as a success by many biologists, but others claim the effects are a bit more nuanced.
Read MoreHoney is unquestionably one of nature's greatest inventions, sweetening up all manner of foods, but why do bees make this sticky syrup anyway?
Read MoreWe all know what it's like to have a good cry about something, but why do humans actually cry when emotional? And do other animals do the same thing?
Read MoreFew weather phenomena pack as much power as a tornado, that's why it pays to be aware of the different levels of tornado forecasts issued by the NWS.
Read MoreIf you happen to be enjoying the nature in Indiana this summer, keep your eyes to the treetops to spot this striking and small rare bird.
Read MoreThe monstrous terror bird once roamed the earth, but it didn't manage to survive into the modern day. If it did, though, the world might look quite different.
Read MoreIt's well-known that squirrels bury acorns to help them survive the winter, but how exactly do they decide on which to hoard and which to eat?
Read MoreAmong the great apes, gorillas stand out as the most massive, but there's one subspecies of gorilla in particular that is larger than all the rest.
Read MoreThe range of the Barbary lion once stretched from the shores of Morocco to the Red Sea in Egypt, but today they are all gone thanks to one species.
Read MoreWith their enchanting evening glow, fireflies are one of the most iconic aspects of suburban American life, but how does this light actually work?
Read MoreEven though the dodo is the poster bird for human-driven extinction, the great auk stands as a better warning for the dangers of careless hunting.
Read MoreIf you're a dog owner, you've probably noticed that your furry companion seems to be a good judge of character, but how does your dog know this?
Read MoreIf you have a car, you've likely had an encounter with a seemingly suicidal squirrel running in front of your car, but what drives this behavior?
Read MoreHidden in the jungles of Indonesia is a plant that doesn't live off of the sun, instead it gains its sustenance through parasitizing its neighbors.
Read MoreWhen it comes to big cats like lions or tigers, it's easy to think that all of them pose a danger to humans. But in this case, the opposite is actually true.
Read MoreBefore the Spanish introduced modern horses to the New World, horses roamed wild in North America, then they disappeared, but we're not sure why.
Read MoreOf extinct Ice Age animals, woolly mammoths are probably one of the most famous. But if they were still around, then our world would look pretty different.
Read MoreAt one point in the history of the U.S. one bird so dominated the skies that its flocks numbered in the tens of millions, but by 1914, it was gone.
Read MoreDinosaurs are the biggest creatures to ever walk the Earth, but even among giants, there is one dinosaur that stood taller than all the others.
Read MoreMaintaining a garden can be a lot of work, but there are some plants that are more helpful than others in keeping your garden free from pests.
Read MoreMonarch butterflies depend on the milkweed plant as the only food source for its larvae, but the monarchs benefit from the arrangement.
Read MoreAlthough tigers and cheetahs may be the most powerful and fastest cats around, this diminutive cousin has them beat when it comes to lethality.
Read MoreOf all the animals alive, few are imbued with as much tragedy as mother and daughter Najin and Fatu, the last two living northern white rhinos.
Read MoreIf someone ever tells you that you're as blind as a bat, you should thank them for the compliment, because not a single species of bat is blind.
Read MoreIf you haven't seen an animal for over 60 million years, it's only reasonable to assume that it's extinct, but that's not the case with this fish.
Read MoreMost people don't really like mosquitoes and probably wouldn't mind if they all went extinct. But if that did happen, what would the world actually look like?
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