It may look like a Stone Age skatepark, but the Wave is all-natural. Very few rock features in the world can compare to the Wave in Arizona. With its swirling layers and undulating forms, this trippy rock formation is not only an Instagrammable sight, but also a geological wonder that's been 190 million years in the making. The Wave can be found in the Coyote Buttes North area of the Colorado
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Twice a Year, Reindeer Eyes Pull Off a Wonderful Magic Trick The Arctic can stay perpetually dark for months. Reindeer cope by changing part of their eyes from gold to blue. Of all the eyeballs in Glen Jeffery’s office, only a very small minority are his. “Oh, I’ve got an office full of eyes,” Jeffery, a neuroscientist at University College London, told me. Over Skype, he fi
The Muckross Abbey Yew Tree: Ireland’s 500-Year-Old Living Landmark in Killarney National Park When I visited Ireland with my family in the Summer of 2015, we visited a place called Muckross Abbey in Killarney National Park located in Killarney. It ended up being my favourite memory from Ireland all because of the yew tree inside. The true name of this place is actually the Franciscan Fri
A new NASA animation highlights the “super” in supermassive black holes. These monsters lurk in the centers of most big galaxies, including our own Milky Way, and contain between 100,000 and tens of billions of times more mass than our Sun. All monster black holes are not equal. Watch this video to see how they compare to each other and to our solar system. The black holes shown, which ra
Norway Is the World’s First Nation to Ban Deforestation Norway’s deforestation ban is a commitment to deforestation-free supply chains. It means that Norwegians will refuse to award government contracts to companies that engage in clear-cutting. Norway is the first country in the world to commit to no longer using any products that contribute to deforestation. That’s pretty rema
Find out what time the full moon rises on July 10, 2025, how to see the Buck Moon from your location, and why it looks bigger near the horizon. A bull elk silhouetted against a full moon rising in Yellowstone National Park (composite image). (Image credit: Mark Miller Photos via Getty Images) The July full moon 2025, also known as the Buck Moon, will rise on July 10, offer
July’s full 'Buck Moon' rises close to aphelion, making it the furthest full moon from the sun in 2025. (Image credit: Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The July full moon, known as the 'Buck Moon' will rise on Wednesday, July 10 and put on a spectacular show for both stargazers and astrophotographers alike. A full moon occurs when the moon is po
3I/ATLAS is the third-ever interstellar object discovered. A rare but faint interstellar visitor from beyond our solar system is racing toward the sun — and you can watch it live online today! Astronomers have identified this cosmic interloper as 3I/ATLAS, making it only the third confirmed object from outside the solar system after 'Oumuamua (2017) and comet 2I/Borisov (2019). T
In one of the driest places on earth, the Atacama Desert, a flower blanket occurs every time the right amount of rainfall and temperature come together to awaken long-dormant seeds. This phenomenon generates an entire ecosystem of insects, reptiles, and birds that need to be protected. Our home editor, Nicole Saffie, experienced this phenomenon in first-person during 2021. photo_cam
Researchers detected mysterious radio waves in Antarctica that seem to defy the rules of particle physics. Now they're searching for a cause. The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna experiment uses 24 antennas attached to a NASA balloon to study neutrinos. (Image credit: Stephanie Wissel / Penn State) Instruments flying more than 18 miles (29 kilometers) above Antarctic