Animals & Nature

If you thought bees were scary, things got taken to the next level with murder hornets. In actuality, they are the Asian giant hornet. But quickly, murder hornets have become a buzzing topic that’s generated plenty of fear. However, despite being found in multiple locations in the United States, they sound more dangerous than they...

When you think about snakes, you probably don’t get any warm and fuzzy feelings. Even if you’re someone who likes the slithery critters, they just don’t bring to mind the same snuggly warmth that say, dogs and cats and bunnies and other furry mammals inspire. It turns out, that basing feelings on appearances – even...

You may have heard that we’re in the middle of a mass extinction event that’s going to see the forever demise of thousands of species all over the world. It’s depressing, when you think about it, but between pesticides, deforestation, pollution, and climate change, it can seem inevitable that more and more animals are not...

Dogs might be man’s best friend, but because we don’t speak the same language, there are bound to be miscommunications. And if you think just because dogs don’t speak that they’re not always communicating, well…you must never had had a really great canine friendship. Words or not, they can make their feelings and fears known...

Despite all of our centuries of exploring, the world retains many mysteries. And if space is the next great frontier, I say oceans are the second – they’re so deep, and so vast, that there’s probably no way we’ll ever be able to accurately map them. Also, they’re literally always changing, so a map you...

It can be hard to impress people these days. And when I say that, I mean that it can be hard to impress them with anything. But we think our fact sets knock the ball out of the park on a regular basis. Because we work hard to curate our facts day in and day out....

If there’s one thing I know for sure about Texans, it’s that the do not take kindly to being invaded. And I’m not sure about this part, but I would guess that goes double for something that looks like some kind of character from Men in Black (and stings, besides!). These pretty-but-dangerous sea slugs are a type...

You’ve probably heard of the threat of murder hornets by now. Hailing from Asia, they’ve been spotted in the state of Washington. Media stories about these large invasive wasps caused people to panic because they really are quite large compared to bees and other wasps. That’s why some people decided to take matters into their...