A weekend cyclist is riding from Sheffield to Paris in an orangutan suit to spotlight Sumatra's vanishing rainforests and the…
Category: Environment
Shimmering Golden Blob From the Gulf of Alaska Finally Has a Name
For more than two years, a softball-sized golden lump pulled from the lightless depths of the Pacific had marine biologists…
Cincinnati Woman’s New Apartment Has an Unwanted Roommate With Four Legs and a Mask
Moving into a new apartment is stressful enough without a wild animal crashing through your kitchen every single day. That’s…
A Coyote Did What No Alcatraz Inmate Could
A coyote did what no inmate ever managed to do: survive the waters of San Francisco Bay and reach Alcatraz…
86-Year-Old Fined $300 for Spitting Out a Leaf
The Roy Marsh littering case is certainly gaining attention that enforcement officers might rather it didn’t receive. What do you…
Kentucky’s Strangest Roadside Landmarks Worth a Detour
You know that feeling when you’re cruising down the highway and something so weird catches your eye that you actually…
Scientists Want to Nuke This Asteroid Before It Hits the Moon (And Creates a Satellite-Killing Debris Field)
An asteroid named 2024 YR4 is headed toward the Moon, creating an impact threat that could be seriously problematic if…
When a Chevy Became an Art Installation
You know that feeling when you see something so weird it makes you stop and stare? That’s exactly what happened…
The Creepiest Sounds of Nature That You’ll Ever Hear
Creepy sounds are part of the world, and some sounds seem to be unexplainable, but when it comes to nature,…
How a Sinkhole Turned Bowling Green, KY, Into a Corvette Pilgrimage Site
You wouldn’t expect a geological disaster to boost museum attendance, but that’s exactly what happened in Bowling Green, KY, in…