Bar-Tailed Godwit's Epic Pacific Flight
The bar-tailed godwit sets the long-distance flight record, soaring 11 days nonstop over the Pacific. The bird is an un…
Earth's Second Moon Kamo'oalewa: Facts and Origins
In 2016, astronomers discovered Earth’s second moon, Kamoʻoalewa, orbiting us for at least a century. A Chinese mission…
Earth's Core Rhythm Change Explained
The Earth’s solid iron core, roughly the size of the moon, has suddenly changed its rhythm, transitioning from a steady…
Antarctica's Hidden Lakes and Mountains
Hidden beneath Antarctica's thick ice sheet, a vast network of lakes and mountains stretches across the continent, a re…
Earth's Magnetic North Pole Wandering Explained
In 1831, explorers first pinpointed the Magnetic North Pole. Today it's drifting towards Siberia.
Alpine Ibex Climbing Italian Alps Dam
Perched on a dam wall in the Italian Alps, an Alpine ibex defies gravity, climbing with an ease that has made it a symb…
Deep Sea Fish with See-Through Head
A fish with a see-through head lurks 700 meters below the sea. The barreleye fish is an alien-looking specimen that poi…
Fish Processing Plant: Behind the Scenes
A fish once believed extinct with the dinosaurs is very much alive today. The coelacanth's survival in the deep sea is…
Desert Ants' Heat Adaptations
Creatures in the Sahara must flee when the desert temperature tops 110 F but this ant, with an ingenious internal cooli…
Turritopsis Dohnii: The Immortal Jellyfish
Turritopsis dohrnii, a jellyfish the size of a pea, can revert to an earlier life stage and avoid death. Now, scientist…
Butterfly's 4,000km Migration to Unknown Forest
Every fall, millions of monarch butterflies weigh less than a paperclips embark on a 4,000 km journey to a forest they'…
Osedax Worm: Bone-Eating Deep-Sea Creature
Off the coast of California, scientists discovered a worm with a sinister appetite for whale bones. One kilometer below…