Animals & Nature

When you think of mice, you typically think of a small, meek animal who sure, has teeth, but is much more likely to be eaten than to frighten pretty much anything or anyone else (aside from ladies in 1950s kitchens I guess). These mice, though, are definitely a little bit terrifying. Or a lot, depending...

Pumice, if you didn’t know, is a volcanic rock that is light enough to float. A raft of pumice as big as Manhattan is drifting in the Pacific Ocean, and it could be bringing healing marine organisms as it heads toward the Great Barrier Reef. The famous reef has been heavily damaged by several recent...

Are you a garden lover? Like to take long strolls through acres of plants in absolute silence? My personal favorite place to do this is at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida. The grounds are so spectacular that I can literally spend hours there just walking around. Here are 15 gardens around the world that...

If swimming with “wild” dolphins is on your bucket list, well…you’ll have to do it somewhere other than in New Zealand. Bottlenose dolphins are intelligent, social creatures that can be found in most of the world’s waters, and because they’re keen to interact across species lines, many people want to experience their friendliness firsthand. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs1HU_BFbQt/...

If you’re reading that headline and thinking to yourself “there’s no way a two-headed turtle could be anything other than weird,” well, this little turtle would like you to hold its beer. I mean, if it drank beer and it was of age to imbibe, I mean. Because even though the hatchling has two heads,...

Those of us who grew up in the suburbs likely have positive associations with the smell of fresh-cut grass. It’s summer, we’re playing outside, our dads are home on the weekends – maybe all of the above. Even now, catching a whiff may cause us to stop, take a deep breath, and smile. But what...

Lake Nyos in Cameroon is a crater lake – the water there poured in after an incredibly explosive volcanic eruption forged the large divot. It appears innocuous and silent, and even though the view is spectacular, the lake could be easily overlooked. If you know its eerie history, though, you’ll definitely spend some time contemplating...

National Mutt Day is a biannual celebration, falling on July 31 and December 2, meant to give the spotlight to shelter dogs – and to mutts in particular. Or should we call them mixed breeds? Colleen Paige, a “Celebrity Pet & Family Lifestyle Expert and Animal Welfare Advocate,” is the founder of National Mutt Day,...