Animals & Nature

Where do cryptids come from? Is it merely mistaken identity? Out-right hoaxes? Misunderstanding nature? Those are the most common answers, but despite this belief continues around the world in animals that never existed. Here's a list of ten and where their mistaken origins come from.

We as humans have the tendency to put elements of nature into boxes: “Fish look like this, insects look like this.” Of course we make exceptions for some variation, but when certain elements combine in ways we're unfamiliar with we don't know how to process them. Below is a list of ten creatures found in nature that manage to defy norms and look out of this world.

Despite our best attempts to classify it, nature will not be put into a simple box. Animals have evolved in ways that we are still struggling to understand long after their discoveries. These are only ten such examples.

We may think that we as people are significantly different from animals, but as time goes on we are learning more ways that we are similar to the creatures around us. Here are nine animals that have what were once distinctly human traits.

In January 2016 the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris was drained for the first time in fifteen years. What was found is shocking and paints a detailed picture of the sort of damage litter is doing to the planet.

For all the things we think we know about the world around us, some things in nature are still inexplicable. But even in instances where we know what's going on, we can't help but be awed by it. These twelve photos show some of the most bizarre, breath-taking photos of nature's strange goings-on.

We think of the ocean as a serene place. The sight, the smell, the sound... it's all so peaceful. But often what we see is merely the surface. Sometimes it takes a difference perspective to get a better grasp of what's underneath the waves.

Nature is wild but wise. Many creatures have evolved over time to adapt to an ever-changing world, leading some to develop what us humans might consider superpowers. Below are eleven of the coolest and most surprising abilities found in wildlife.

For most of us islands hold a certain mystique. It could be their seclusion that entices us, or the perceived difficulty of reaching them. Others are relatively untouched and represent a a world lost in the modern age. For these reasons and many more, islands can be deeply fascinating. Here are some of the most unique examples.

Here are some small, yet horrifying little monsters prowling around out in Mother Nature’s backyard. Mother Nature is a deadly, terrifying force that we should all be deathly afraid of. And apparently, Mother Nature has a heck of a sense of humor because she packages some of her most deadly assassins in small, and often cute and cuddly packages. Sure, most of the terrifying animals on the planet a