Matthew McAteer

Written by Matthew McAteer

Calm seas in the Gulf of Mexico offshore from the Louisiana coast.

Bodies of Water

The Parts Of The Ocean Where Almost Nothing Lives

Aerial view of the coast along Chestertown, Maryland.

Places

9 Best Places To Call Home on the Chesapeake Bay In 2026

Heads of Roman emperors exhibited at an archeological site Viminacium in Serbia (Credit: kizaru43 via Shutterstock)

History

How Many Emperors Did The Roman Empire Have?

Deer tick, Ixodes ricinus.

Places

6 Tick Infested Areas In The Finger Lakes

Aerial view of Rockport, Texas.

Places

2026's 11 Best Small Towns To Visit In Texas

Artist's impression of K2-18b (right) orbiting red dwarf K2-18 (left); the small crescent in the middle is K2-18c in planetary phase. Illustration: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)Science: Nikku Madhusudhan (IoA), Public domain, via Wikimedia Common

Space

The K2-18b Biosignature Debate And What It Actually Means

Essentially an underwater lake, this brine pool was discovered during the Gulf of Mexico 2017 expedition. Image credit NOAA Ocean Exploration via noaa.gov

Bodies of Water

The Underwater Rivers That Flow Beneath The Ocean

Two female scuba divers at the cave 'Buraco do Inferno' at the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha

Bodies of Water

Why The Deep Ocean Has No Plants At All

A majestic humpback whale swimming gracefully.

Bodies of Water

Why Whales Don't Live In The Arctic Year-Round

A nautilus in the water.

Bodies of Water

The Sea Creatures That Outlived The Dinosaurs

Mushrooms, nature's vibrant fungi.

Places

The Underground Networks That Connect Trees

Watkins Glen State Park in Upstate New York is one of the most visited state parks in the country.

Places

What Happens To State Parks During A Government Shutdown

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