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Portland, ME, United States

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9 of the most beautiful places in the spring

Ah, springtime, the time for budding leaves and flowers, for freshly hatched butterflies, and new love. It's the season of rebirth, when the world shakes off th → Read More

What is biochar?

It removes CO2 from the air, improves soil quality, creates clean energy, and it's surprisingly easy to come by. → Read More

7 famous albino animals

Did you know that albino dolphins are pink? Meet these amazing famous albino animals and learn more. → Read More

9 of the coldest places in the world to live

You'd better pack a coat or four if you plan to visit these insanely frigid cities. Here are the coldest places in the world that some people call home. → Read More

4 exploitive societies that died out

If you want your way of life to come to a bitter end, follow the example of ancient civilizations like the Sumerians and the Olmecs and use up all the available → Read More

How I accidentally made a viral video on a frozen lake in Maine — and had a blast doing it

The story of how a day spent on a frozen Maine lake skating turned into a mildly viral video. → Read More

8 of the coldest places in the world to live

Folks in Oymyakon take exception whenever Verkhoyansk lays claim to being the coldest location in the Northern Hemisphere, pointing out that they → Read More

8 of the coldest places in the world to live

According to the 2002 census, Verkhoyansk in Russia has 1,434 hardy residents who carve out a living in the deep Siberian wilderness. It was found → Read More

Pair of white giraffes

One white giraffe is a rare sight, but recently a pair of them — a mother and calf — was spotted strolling in eastern Kenya on the Ishaqbini Hirola Co → Read More

What happens when animals are scared stiff?

Lots of animals can experience 'tonic immobility' — a state of paralysis usually caused by fear. → Read More

How much can a 2,000-mile hike on the Appalachian Trail change a man? Take a look

Check out the amazing transformation one man goes through after hiking from Georgia to Maine. → Read More

Is there really such a thing as Flying Ant Day?

U.K. researchers harness the power of the crowd for a 3-year study to answer the question: Does Flying Ant Day really happen? → Read More

Why tiny tardigrades are nearly indestructible

The tardigrade, otherwise known as the water bear, is a very small, but tough little animal. → Read More

Migaloo the humpback whale

Did you know that albino dolphins are pink or that Onya-Birri is the only albino koala known to science? Meet seven amazing famous albino animals. → Read More

8 of the happiest dogs in the world

Thanks to the ubiquity of cameras and YouTube, there are scores of videos of supremely happy canines just waiting to be found. → Read More

8 of the happiest dogs in the world

Thanks to the ubiquity of cameras and YouTube, there are scores of videos of supremely happy canines just waiting to be found. → Read More

9 extinct megafauna that are out of this world

Some of these massive beasts are familiar in form but enormous in size, while others are strange hybrids of modern-day animals. → Read More

5 invasive species that may have won the war

Is it time to throw in the towel on the fight against these invasive foes? Here are some non-native species that humans just can't seem to beat. → Read More

8 of the coldest places in the world to live

Winter is here and it seems like a good time to look at some of the insanely cold places that people actually call home. Here are eight of the coldest places in → Read More

Why tiny tardigrades are nearly indestructible

The tardigrade, otherwise known as the water bear, is a very small, but tough little animal. → Read More