Science & Nature
Timber Rattlesnake
Timber Rattlesnake, a thick, docile pit viper of the eastern US, would rather hide than strike and helps curb Lyme disease by hunting tick-carrying rodents.
Pangolin
Pangolins are the only mammals covered in true scales, shy insect-eaters that roll into a ball for defense and are the most trafficked wild mammal on Earth.
What's the Loudest Sound in Space?
Learn why pressure waves from a black hole 250 million light-years away became known as the loudest sound in space, despite there being no confirmed record.
Russell's Viper
Russell's Viper, one of India's Big Four snakes, lurks in farm fields with potent venom, causing more snakebite deaths than almost any snake in Asia.
Which Planet Rains Diamonds?
Could it really rain diamonds? Discover why scientists think Neptune and Uranus may produce diamond rain deep within their interiors.
Indigo Snake
Hunted rattlesnakes, gopher tortoise burrows, and a comeback underway in Florida and Alabama. Inside the life of the Indigo Snake.
Which Planet Has The Longest Night?
Discover why Uranus and Venus experience extraordinary periods of darkness and what makes their day-night cycles so different from Earth's.
Spitting Cobra
Spitting cobras spray venom several feet into a predator's eyes. Learn where these snakes live, what they eat, and how their aim stays so accurate.
Pygmy Rattlesnake
The pygmy rattlesnake's venom became a life-saving heart drug, and this tiny southeastern pit viper would far rather flee than bite. Meet a misfit rattler.
What Is The Fastest-Moving Planet?
Mercury, the closest planet orbiting the Sun, displays many astonishing qualities, including its dizzying orbital speed.
Beluga Whale
Beluga whales are highly recognizable, thanks to their winning smile. They're also highly intelligent and considered quite friendly.
Massasauga
Massasauga rattlesnake: Michigan's only venomous snake spends its life in wetlands and bogs. Here's its diet, venom, range, and threatened status.
Is There More Than One Universe?
Scientists cannot yet say for sure whether there are multiple universes out there, but string theory and quantum physics suggest there may be.
What's the Heaviest Star Ever Found?
The heaviest star humanity has ever discovered contains the mass of about 230 Suns in a space only about 35 times its diameter.
Clouded Leopard
Inside the life of the clouded leopard, the secretive Asian cat with the longest canine teeth of any living feline, and a tail built for climbing.
Which Animals Have The Strongest Sense Of Smell?
Among the most interesting abilities developed by some animals is a superb sense of smell. These super sniffers can smell a meal from far away or sense danger.
What Is The Coldest Place In The Solar System?
What is the coldest place in the solar system? Not the farthest world from the Sun, but a permanently shadowed lunar crater. Explore why cold hides in shadow.
The World’s Largest Eagles
Determining which eagles are the biggest in the world requires an examination of mass, length, and wingspan.
Sea Krait
The highly venomous sea krait, found in tropical and subtropical coastal regions, is an evolutionary link to the past, living half in and half out of water.
What Animals Live In The Nile River?
The Nile crocodiles, known for their aggressive nature, are apex predators in the Nile River.
Which Planet Is The Most Tilted?
Uranus leans at 97.77 degrees, far more than any other planet. See why the seventh world spins on its side and what that does to its seasons.
Why Is Space Black?
Learn why space appears black despite countless stars and how cosmic age and expansion combine with a lack of atmosphere to create darkness.
Which Animals Cannot Walk Backwards?
Neither Emus nor Kangaroos, which are both from Australia, can walk backwards. The Australian coat of arms features both of these animals as symbolism for moving forward.
White Tiger
White tigers exist due to a very rare genetic mutation found among Bengal tigers in India, but now exist only in captivity.
Does Space Ever Truly End?
See why the observable universe has a horizon and how space may be infinite or finite without ever reaching a physical edge.
Red Fox
Meet the red fox, the most widespread carnivore on Earth: its habitat, hunting, famous cunning, and how it thrives everywhere from forests to cities.
Birds That Start With C
Some of the birds whose names begin with C include the crow, the cockatoo, the carrier pigeon, the chicken, the cuckoo, the Canada goose, the chickadee, the cormorant, cockatiel and the canary.
What Animals Live In The Amazon River?
While the Amazon River supports the Amazon rainforest on land, it is also home to a great diversity of aquatic and semi-aquatic fauna.
Why JWST Keeps Finding Galaxies That Shouldn't Exist
The construction of the James Webb Space Telescope has led to continuous revelations about the universe, including findings of galaxies that shouldn't exist.
What Would Happen if the Sun Disappeared?
What would happen if the Sun vanished? Explore how Earth’s orbit, temperatures, oceans, and surviving life would change in total darkness forever.
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.
The Driest States In The United States
The driest states in the US aren't all deserts. Some are famous for snow. Ranked by NOAA precipitation data, with the geography that keeps each one dry.
Which Planet Has The Biggest Storm?
Discover why Jupiter's Great Red Spot is the largest storm in the solar system and what scientists have learned about this centuries-old atmospheric giant.
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.
Milk Snake
Milk snakes are relatively docile and not a threat to humans, but are often mistaken for copperheads, or even rattlesnakes.
Could Humans Live On Titan?
Though Titan has an atmosphere and surface relatively similar to Earth, its temperatures and rotation would make life on Titan difficult for humans.
