The Underwater Ballet You've Never Seen In the dark waters of the polar oceans, a performance unfolds every night that would make the...

The Sweetest Name for the Deadliest Garden Villain Don't let the charming name fool you. Honey fungus might sound like something you'd...

The Day My Son Discovered the Power of "Underwear Bear" It started innocently enough. My five-year-old was getting dressed when he...

The Day Physics Called in Sick Imagine telling someone about a waterfall that flows sideways. They'd probably check your temperature and...

In the humid tropics of the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea grows a tree that looks like it escaped from a Dr. Seuss book....

The Sea's Most Spectacular Light Show Imagine diving into the dark ocean at night and encountering a glowing tube the size of a sleeping...

In the canopy of South Asian forests, a troupe of silver-furred primates leaps through the trees with the grace of circus performers....

Remember sneaking behind the garage, whispering passwords through cupped hands, and solemnly swearing to keep the club's secrets forever?...

Deep beneath the limestone mountains of southeastern Europe lives a creature so bizarre, so perfectly adapted to darkness, that medieval...

When Mother Nature Invented the Original Whoopee Cushion Picture this: you're walking through the woods, minding your own business, when...