Animals & Nature

I’m not smart enough to be a scientist, but if I was, I think being an oceanographer would be fascinating. Some folks are afraid and uncomfortable in the ocean, but I love being in it and around it as much as I can. And, on a side note, did you know that over 80% of...

Did you know that more than 80% of the world’s oceans are unexplored? That’s a lot of territory, people! And can you even begin to imagine the things and the creatures that lurk under the surface…? What do you think would be discovered if the entire ocean was explored? AskReddit users offered up their opinions....

Some people in this world have naturally green thumbs. The rest of us range somewhere between “can grow things if we really focus” and “kills everything, even the houseplants that are supposedly impossible to kill.” If you’re somewhere in that latter group but would like to change your murderous relationship with the plants in your...

Unless you’re a science fiction writer (or enthusiast), you probably don’t spend too much time thinking about what, exactly, humans might look like in the future. Most of us probably assume they’ll look and act a lot like we do now, since evolution takes millennia to really change anything, anyway. So, it’s probably going to...

I’m no scientist, but it seems like at least some of the major players around the world are committed to helping us reach net zero emissions in the next few decades. And I think we all know that the faster we accomplish that, the better off the future of humanity is going to be. What...

Nature can be kind of horrifying, huh? Yes, of course it’s magnificent and gives us so many gifts, but when you read about dangerous plants like you’re about to, it makes you a little paranoid. AskReddit users talked about what they think are the scariest plants in the world. Let’s see what they had to...

I’ve always said that if I ever get stranded out in the wilderness or on a desert island, I’m screwed. I’d be screwed for a number of reasons, but one of the big ones is that I know that I’d end up eating a plant that would be poisonous and that would be the end...

Mushrooms are one of those foods that seem to divide people pretty strongly – you either love mushrooms, and even think they can replace meat on occasion, or you don’t want them anywhere near your food at all. If you’re a mushroom lover, you probably buy them at the store or market, or maybe you’re...