"Nature" Blogs & Blog Posts

In this freaky video, a decapitated wasp grabs its own head and flies away. I can't unsee this bizarre act of nature, and I feel like I've just watched a horror film.  The decapitation is not shown on the footage. — Read the rest The post...

The internet might not be bad for you after all. Nature reports on a study that shows that contrary to conventional wisdom, with some caveats, Internet access may improve mental health. The study, published in Technology, Mind, and Behaviour, used da...

In 2001, divers made history when they ventured inside iceberg B15, the largest moving object on Earth at that time. They barely escaped alive.

After becoming empty-nesters, Matt and Karen Smith visited all 63 US national parks. Visiting in the offseason and hiking helps them avoid crowds.

If you've been having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep through the night, you may want to try listening to pink noise. What is pink noise exactly? As the Sleep Foundation explains, "Pink noise is a sound that contains a random assortment of a...

Watching this daring biker ride across an abandoned water main through the mountains is both terrifying and awe-inspiring.  The stunning views of the surrounding forest combined with the biker staying balanced on this tiny, moss covered pathway, loo...

If I didn't know these were fern spores, I'd think I was looking at a mountain of squirming insects. It's freaky and mesmerizing to watch! The video embedded below explains why the spores behave this way. "Look at the underside of a fern leaf.