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Naked and Afraid XL Gets Frozen
BattleBots Will Slug it Out to Win the Coveted Golden Bolt Trophy
Frankie the Goat with parents Chad and Cate Battles inside their Airstream.
Remarkable Moments From The Bond
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Celebrating 300 Episodes of Deadliest Catch
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Meet the Winter Warriors of Naked and Afraid XL: Frozen
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Naked and Afraid XL Has Frozen Over
Ryan behind the wheel of his 1970 Chevelle SS.
Top Racers Put Their Building Skills to the Test on STREET OUTLAWS: END GAME
The Explorer's Passport: Follow the Adventures of Expedition Unknown and Expedition X!
Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail heads to New Zealand
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A young coastal brown bear cub lays on a beach waiting for mom to catch fish in Alaska
Baby Bear Takes a Trip on Hallucinogenic ‘Mad Honey’
Hero Rats Are Being Trained to Rescue Earthquake Survivors
Further upstream the river becomes more trout friendly. This is an example of what a restored LA River might look like, with trees and pools for fish to hide in as they migrate up and downstream.
Can the Los Angeles River be Restored?
The LA River where it meets the Pacific Ocean in Long Beach, California. This is the entry point for migrating steelhead salmon that would hope to return to their spawning grounds in the mountains above Los Angeles. This marks the start of a nearly 40 mile journey upstream, though barriers above prevent a successful migration.
Helping the Los Angeles River Change Course
The Fascinating Plants of Mount Latimojong
New Zealand's Sea Lions Have Returned: Crashing Soccer Games, Golf Courses, and Public Pools
Scarlett wants to know - now that you’ve discovered all the ways Georgia Aquarium is showing kindness - how will you celebrate #WorldKindnessDay?
Spreading the Love for World Kindness Day
The Lesser white-lined bat (Saccopteryx leptura) is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae from South and Middle America.
Bat Pups Babble like Babies
Close up of California Condor, Gymnogyps californianus, largest vulture in North America.
Virgin Births: The First California Condor Chicks Born from Unfertilized Eggs
Jatoba fruit on gray background, view from the top.
An Amazonian Tree Sought Refuge with the Norwegian Embassy
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A young coastal brown bear cub lays on a beach waiting for mom to catch fish in Alaska
Baby Bear Takes a Trip on Hallucinogenic ‘Mad Honey’
Meet the Real-Life Dragons of Today
I used a handheld flash or strobe to light the ostriches while on my tour. The light helps pop the detail and colors of these incredible birds, giving a more "produced" look to the images.
Greetings from Ostrichland!
Baby ostrich are much gentler and friendlier, allowing you to pick the up and hold them. Perhaps a bit too cute for my goal of a quirky greeting card.
Photographing Ostriches in California
How Frogs Boost Their Sex Appeal
BOCA RATON, FL - JULY 27: Sydney Jimenez, a Marine Turtle Specialist, transfers some of the more than 570 baby sea turtles, including the Loggerhead and Green turtles, into a box before they are taken out and released into the Atlantic Ocean in a joint effort between the Coast Guard and the Gumbo-Limbo Nature Center on July 27, 2015 in Boca Raton, Florida. The sea turtles hatchlings come from turtle nests located along beaches throughout Florida, which are the primary nesting grounds for Loggerhead sea turtles. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
99% of Sea Turtles are Now Born Female. Here's Why.
Is Climate Change Killing More Elephants than Poachers?
FRENCH POLYNESIA - SOCIETY ARCHIPELAGO - MAY 09: A diver looks at one of the coral nurseries on the coral reefs of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. on May 9, 2019 in Moorea, French Polynesia. Major bleaching is currently occurring on the coral reefs of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. The marine biologist teams of CRIOBE (Centre for Island Research and Environmental Observatory) are specialists in the study of coral ecosystems. They are currently working on â resilient coralsâ , The teams of PhD Laetitia Hédouin identify, mark and perform genetic analysis of corals, which are not impacted by thermal stress. They then produce coral cuttings which are grown in a â coral nurseryâ and compared to other colonies studying the resilience capacity of coral. (Photo by Alexis Rosenfeld/Getty Images).
Coral Reef Survival Relies on Gene Science and Lower Emissions
Big fish eat small fish, Finance or law of nature. Horizontal composition no clipping path.
The Highest Animal on the Food Chain: Megalodon Sharks
From the air you can truly appreciate the scale of this gathering of leopard sharks, which is one of the largest in the world. The drone operator not only was able to capture tons of sharks in each frame, but also photographed Ian Shive and Mermaid Linden as the sharks swam around them.
Using Drone Photography to Capture a Mermaid and Sharks
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Otherworldly Destinations Inspired by House of the Dragon
Sumilon Island is a coral island off the coast of Bancogon, Oslob, Cebu. It is the first marine protected area in the Philippines and is famous for its diving sites.
4 Wonders of the Philippines
Sunrise at Uyuni Salt Flat in Bolivia.
The World's Largest Salt Flat is Nature's Mirror
Discover this Quaint Gem on the English Coast
The unspoiled jungle and rivers near San Ignacio, Belize
Belize's Jungles are Wild, Mysterious and Full of Discovery
View of Auckland City including the Sky Tower and Harbour Bridge from Mount Eden at sunset.
New Zealand is a Gold Mine of Adventure
The 'Akaka falls are a 422 ft (135 m) tall waterfall and are the highlight of the Akaka falls state park. This park is located close to Hilo and a visit to the Akaka falls should be part of any road trip at the Hamakua coast.You can only see the falls after a pleasant and short 0.4-mile hike from the parking lot. This walk is called the Akaka Falls Loop Trail. The pleasant 0.4-mile uphill hike will take you through a lush rainforest filled with wild orchids, bamboo groves and draping ferns.As you follow the paved footpath, you'll first see 100-foot Kahuna Falls, then Akaka Falls.
The Best of Akaka Falls State Park
Natalie Miaoulis - Fisheries Specialist, The Nature Conservancy
50 Changemakers the World Show Know About
Panama has Hundreds of Islands, Each More Beautiful than the Last
Setting sun over the The Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Giant’s Causeway: The Fascinating Legend Behind Ireland’s Most Famous Landmark
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Space
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All Rainwater is Unsafe to Drink According to Study
When the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reachesits orbit about a million miles (1.5 kilometers) fromEarth and begins studying the distant reaches of theuniverse, the event will mark an unprecedented triumphon several technological fronts.Aside from its 21.3-foot (6.5-meter) primary mirror —the largest and lightest ever flown — JWST will fly adeployable multi-layer sunshade. This tennis court -sized structure will block sunlight and prevent the coldsection of the observatory from exceeding -375° F(-233.3°C) — the temperature needed to detect faintinfrared light from distant astronomical objects andreveal more about the formation of planetarysystems.The microshutters used on the observatory’s NearInfrared Spectrograph also represent another technologicalbreakthrough. They, too, achieved a technologyreadiness level rating of six following an importantdemonstration test earlier this year. Originally conceivedwith Goddard R&D funding, the microshutter arrayconsists of 62,415 tiny shutters arranged in a waffle-like silicon grid. Through the application of a magneticforce, these shutters — each about the width of ahuman hair — open or close to allow or preventstarlight from entering the spectrograph. This way,astronomers can gather light from only those objectsthey want to study.JWST also is flying a super-cold mechanical cyrocoolerto keep instruments cool and state-of- the- art infrareddetectors.Photo Credit: Chris GunnSpring 2007
What We’ve Already Learned From James Webb? (Hint: it’s a lot)
Beautiful night shots of the Milky Way on the Perceids meteor shower
A Guide to this August’s Best Astronomy Attractions
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In this Mars-Like Landscape, You Can See Both Hemispheres At Once
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CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - 2020/07/20: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying South Korea's ANASIS-II military communications satellite launched from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Built in France by Airbus, this is South Korea's first military satellite. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
South Korea Joins Space Race by Sending its First Spacecraft to the Moon
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Can this New AI Technology Help Us Understand the Languages of Animals?
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Nature | Why Do Black Cats Have Such a Sinister Reputation?

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Myths and perceptions about black cats date all the way back to Ancient Egypt. Learn how their reputations have evolved through the years. And no, they aren’t portents of evil, just cuteness.

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