Environment

Answering the question of which marine animal is the oldest is not the simplest task. The answer may surprise you, but the oldest living marine animal is the Antarctic sponge.

April 21, 2020 09:30

Although dinosaurs, along with many other prehistoric creatures went extinct millions of years ago, there are some creatures that walked the Earth with them that still live today.

April 21, 2020 09:29

Although 70 percent of our planet’s surface is covered with the ocean, we still have not explored almost 95 percent of the ocean floor. The mysteries hidden in the ocean depths have been the source of many myths and legends, and will probably continue to do so for quite some time.

April 21, 2020 09:28

According to a 2018 Gallup poll, about 5% of US adults consider themselves to be vegetarians.

April 20, 2020 04:06

In the animal world, there are extraordinary examples of different species using camouflage for two main reasons: one is to hide from predators, the other is to blend better with the environment in which they hunt. 

April 16, 2020 11:43

When we discuss what the oldest living beings on the planet are, it is crucial to know that we are still not done exploring, or yet alone discovering all the different fossils in the rocks around us.

April 15, 2020 08:10

Learn about 10 of the most unusual pollinators in this article.

April 13, 2020 13:02

Here is a list of 10 weeds, vines, flowers, and shrubs you definitely want to avoid.

April 12, 2020 00:33

Today, many countries are planning to ban gas cars completely in the coming decades. But what about the US?

April 8, 2020 12:49

Before rushing off to buy a parrot, please read the following article. Doing so could save the parrot and yourself from immense grief.

April 6, 2020 14:19

What animals are some of the most trafficked in the world? Here are ten that are currently at risk due to poaching and trafficking.

April 6, 2020 05:20

Japan wants to restore bluefin tuna stocks to at least 20% of their historic levels by the year 2034.

April 5, 2020 18:40

The canned hunting industry is a shockingly cruel type of sport where people hunt wild animals in caged and controlled environments.

April 3, 2020 06:12

At 5,642 meters, Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus is Russia's highest peak. Russia's highest peaks all lie in the Caucasus.

April 2, 2020 11:56

Many plants have modified stems to perform specialized functions.

March 23, 2020 02:23

A discovery made in January 2020 brought a huge change in the way we see our galaxy. Scientists managed to discover a large structure they dubbed the Radcliffe wave, and the impact it made is quite significant.

March 19, 2020 14:27

In 1927, Werner Heisenberg, a renowned physicist from Germany, suggested how it is impossible to know both velocity and the position of a particular object. This principle that is also known as the indeterminacy principle, is probably the most critical postulate of quantum mechanics.

March 19, 2020 13:17

All radioactivity is not man-made. However, humans are particularly useful when it comes to making the atoms somewhat unstable.

March 18, 2020 10:08

Great white sharks, spiders, and scorpions are some of the most dangerous animals in the US.

March 17, 2020 18:53

On April 26, 1986, the most horrific nuclear disaster in history happened in the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine. How far-reaching was the Chernobyl catastrophe, and how far did the radiation travel across Europe?

March 16, 2020 12:34