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Forests

The Tallest Trees In The World

The Tallest Trees In The World, from Hyperion the 379-foot coast redwood to a Tibetan cypress, a Borneo meranti, a Sitka spruce, and a mountain ash.

Cities

2026's 10 Best Small Towns To Visit In Germany

2026's 10 Best Small Towns To Visit In Germany include Mittenwald, where violins have been made since the 1600s, and Cochem, which hides a Cold War bunker.

Animals

Eastern Brown Snake

Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis) is the world's second-most venomous land snake and the leading cause of snakebite deaths in Australia.

Animals

Corn Snake

The corn snake is a calm, nonvenomous rodent hunter native to the southeastern US, and it is one of the most popular pet snakes anywhere in the world.

Space

Which Moons Are Bigger Than A Planet?

Ganymede and Titan are wider than the planet Mercury. Inside the buried ocean, the moon-made magnetic field, and the rule that makes them moons.

Ancient World

Was Alexander The Great Inspired By Homer?

Alexander the Great carried the Iliad on campaign, visited Troy, and modeled himself on Achilles. Here is how Homer shaped him.

Cities

5 Best Lakeside Towns in Western Australia

5 Best Lakeside Towns in Western Australia, including Lake Grace, Lake Clifton, Albany, Dumbleyung, and the pink Hutt Lagoon at Port Gregory.

Places

The Longest Railroad Tunnels In The United States

The Longest Railroad Tunnels In The United States, from the 7.8-mile Cascade Tunnel to the Flathead, Moffat, Hoosac, Snoqualmie, and Stampede.

Lakes

What Happens If Lake Powell Drops Below Its Power Intakes

Cross a single line on the gauge and Glen Canyon Dam stops making power, reshaping who pays for Colorado River water and what survives downstream.

Oceans

The Deadliest Beaches In America

The water looks ordinary right up until it kills someone. Rip currents, brutal shore break, sharks, and lightning define America's deadliest beaches.

Lakes

The Lakes Where Snakeheads Are Spreading

The air-breathing "Frankenfish" is invading US waters. From the Potomac to Arkansas and New York's lakes, here's where snakeheads are spreading, and why.

Lakes

The Deepest Shipwreck Ever Found In The Great Lakes

The Great Lakes’ deepest known shipwreck rests in near-total darkness far below the surface, where cold water preserved a vessel lost for generations.

Animals

Rat Snake

Rat Snake is not one species but a shared way of life among dozens of climbing, rodent-eating constrictors, including the popular pet corn snake.

Ancient World

How The Great Wall Of China Actually Worked

No, you can't see the Great Wall of China from space, and it never stopped armies alone. How the wall actually worked, from beacon fires to sticky rice.

Ancient World

The Most Horrifying Punishments In Ancient History

From crucifixion to the Brazen Bull, these practices seem barbaric to us today. Understanding them helps paint a clearer picture of the ancient world.

Stories

Britain’s National Archives Mark 250 Years of American Independence

Britain's National Archives Mark 250 Years of American Independence with the war seen from the losing side, drawn from the paperwork Britain filed and kept.

History

The African Army That Destroyed An Italian Invasion

The Battle of Adwa: how Emperor Menelik II's Ethiopian army destroyed an invading Italian force in 1896 and kept the country independent from Europe.

Animals

Caribou

Caribou survive the Arctic in herds half a million strong, migrating thousands of miles across the tundra, yet a warming north now threatens their future.

Space

Which Planet Has the Longest Day?

Venus is considered to be the planet with the longest sidereal and solar day in the solar system, lasting around 243 Earth days.

Ancient World

The Largest Ancient Cities Ever Built

Discover the world's largest ancient cities, from Rome to Chang'an, and explore how these remarkable urban centers grew into the first great metropolises.

Space

Which Planet Is the Windiest?

Discover why Neptune is the windiest planet in the solar system, how fast its winds are, the drivers of its storms, and what scientists still hope to learn.

Space

Could Earth Ever Have Two Moons?

Earth's Moon is an unerring companion in our night sky. But is it alone? Could the Earth ever have two moons, and if so, what would it look like?

Travel

10 Small Towns in Texas with the Best Downtowns

Ten Texas towns with the best downtowns, from Port Isabel's fish mural to Fredericksburg's Magic Mile and Bandera's cowboy saloons.

Industries

10 Countries with the Largest Uranium Reserves

Australia holds 1.67 million tonnes of recoverable uranium, but Kazakhstan mines the most. How the ten largest resource holders compare.

Stories

A Driving Tour of River Road National Scenic Byway

A Driving Tour of River Road National Scenic Byway winds along Michigan's AuSable River, past sand dunes, high bluffs, and the Lumberman's Monument.

Travel

8 Underrated Illinois Towns Worth the Drive in 2026

Beyond the bright lights of Chicago, there are many smaller, underrated towns in Illinois worth making the drive for in 2026.

Stories

An Afternoon Or More in Creemore, Ontario

An Afternoon Or More in Creemore, Ontario reveals a walkable Mill Street of cafes, a Michelin-starred restaurant, lavender farms, and craft beer.

Religion

African Countries With Islam As The Religion Of The Majority

In 19 African countries, Islam serves as the religion of the majority.

Geography

Country Names With 10 Letters

18 countries have names that contain 10 letters, from Azerbaijan to Uzbekistan. Discover what other countries make the list!

Society

Life Expectancy in Asia

Japan has the highest average life expectancy in Asia, as well as the world.

Geography

Landlocked Countries In Asia

Twelve countries in Asia are considered landlocked, although some of them, like Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, are along the Caspian Sea.

Geography

What Are The Contiguous United States?

Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia share a boundary with at least one other state and jointly make up the contiguous United States.

Geography

Which Countries Border Italy?

Italy borders France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia, plus the two microstates it completely encloses: San Marino and Vatican City.

Nature

What Is A Cloud Forest?

How cloud forests drink from the clouds, and why Kilimanjaro, Monteverde, Yakushima and the Appalachians all depend on the mist.

Climate

The Cities With the Lowest Annual Rainfall in the US

The Cities With the Lowest Annual Rainfall in the US are led by Yuma, Arizona, where barely three inches fall in a year, followed by Las Vegas and Phoenix.

Society

Countries That Use Their Own Calendar

In Ethiopia, it's not the year you think, and there are 13 months. Discover the countries that still run on their own calendars instead of the Gregorian one.

Society

Deepest Metro Stations in the World

Some metro stations plunge over a hundred meters underground, driven by challenging terrain, leading to engineering marvels with grand designs.

Forests

European Countries With The Most Forest Cover

Sweden has the most forest cover of any European country.

Climate

The 10 Most Hurricane-Prone States in the US

A look at the 10 U.S. states most often hit by hurricanes, with context on storm history, coastal risk, and conditions behind landfall today.

Economics

Which US States Trade The Most With China?

California dominates China trade, but state-by-state data reveal tariffs create uneven winners and losers across logistics, manufacturing, and energy.