100 years ago, there were more than 200,000 lions living in the wild in Africa. Today, only about 10% of them remain. Lions have disappeared from 95% of their historic range [1], and many live inside of protected animal preserves in order to protect the animals from poaching. Unfortunately, wildlife preserves don’t have a perfect...

Toilet paper – you probably use it multiple times per day, but have you ever stopped to consider the impact it has on the environment? In the United States, the average person uses around fifty pounds of toilet paper every year, which adds up to a lot of waste [1]. Fortunately, hemp toilet paper could...

The deep sea is full of fascinating- albeit terrifying- creatures, that look more like they jumped out of the pages of a sci-fi novel rather than real life. For the general public, images of these creatures can often be jarring, but for ocean scientists, they’re simply a part of everyday life. Every so often, however,...

Arizona is, to borrow from the neighboring state of New Mexico, a land of enchantment. The southwestern U.S. state is home to the meteor crater, Grand Canyon National Park, Monument Valley, Saguaro National Park, and the focus of this article: Petrified Forest National Park. In a way, Petrified Forest National Park has been with me...

Today, the earth’s north and south poles appear as frozen wastelands, inhabitable for only a select few plants and animals. With temperatures dropping as low as -100 Fahrenheit (-75 degrees Celsius) in Antarctica during the winter months, it is not surprising that most of the world’s plants and animals choose to take up residence closer to...

Spiders. Some people hate them, not too many love them, but they’re everywhere and they’re here to stay. By and large, spiders don’t deserve the hate they get from people There are more than 43,000 species of spider in the world, and so far we’ve only identified 30 species which are capable of killing a...

Forests cover approximately 30% of the world’s land area, but sadly, they are disappearing at a rapid pace. From 1990 to 2016, 1.3 million square kilometers of forest were lost, according to the World Bank. [1] According to a 2015 study, 46% of the world’s trees have been destroyed since humans first began cutting down...

Nature is truly a wonderful thing. Our world is filled with a stunningly diverse array of creatures, from tiny mice to gigantic whales. Whales in particular trigger a certain wonder in humans, so much so that whale watching has become a favorite tourist activity around the world. Recently, a humpback whale gave workers on a...

With the current pandemic, it’s hard not to be a little on edge when someone mentions viruses. So we apologize if this adds to the anxiety, but in January researchers discovered an ice cap filled with over 30 previously unknown viruses. An ice cap is a type glacier. This one is located in Central Asia,...

A clean nation is one where the ecosystems and environment are held in high esteem and toxic pollutants affecting the air, water, and land are dealt with accordingly. A clean nation chooses sustainable and renewable sources of energy over fossil fuels, a process that is usually undertaken gradually.  Global warming is accelerating at an alarming...

Over the past century and a half, humanity has witnessed the extinction of numerous animal species, primarily due to human activities such as habitat destruction, poaching, and climate change. While some species were brought to the brink by indirect causes, others were directly hunted or displaced. Though these creatures are no longer with us, they...

Humans can make some pretty amazing things, but nothing we ever do will beat the awe-inspiring natural phenomena created by Mother Nature. Several of these sites are so other-worldly looking that you might not even believe they’re on our planet at all.  21 Unbelievable Natural Places Around the World They can be found on nearly...