This Olive Tree is Older Than the Pyramids—And Still Makes Olives!

Imagine being so old that the pyramids of Egypt seem like toddlers compared to you, and…

Detroit’s Giant Secret: Why Sequoias Are Sprouting in the Motor City

In a twist worthy of a sci-fi reboot of FernGully, something gigantic is growing in one…

The Texas Waterfall That Disappears Without Warning

You wouldn’t believe it unless you saw it with your own eyes. Hidden deep in the…

Darvaza Crater: The Flaming Desert Pit That Refuses to Die

If you think your worst mistake haunts you, imagine one that’s been literally on fire for…

Did a Meteorite Create This Colossal Pit? The Strange Origins of Xiaozhai Tiankeng

The Xiaozhai Tiankeng is a monstrous scar on the face of the Earth, a yawning abyss…

Tourists Are Obsessed With This Glow-in-the-Dark Beach That Doesn’t Exist

The internet loves a fantasy, and nothing sells better than a beach that glows like the…

The Sky’s Greatest Optical Trick: What Causes a Fire Rainbow?

On a quiet afternoon in Massachusetts, the sky erupted in an explosion of fire and colour.…

Life Finds a Way: The Radiation-Eating Black Fungi of Chernobyl

In the shadow of Chernobyl’s infamous Reactor 4, where silence reigns and nature feels like it’s…

This 350-Million-Year-Old Tree Defied Nature’s Rules

In the quiet quarry lands of New Brunswick, Canada, a small group of geologists stumbled upon…

The Extraordinary Return of Wildlife in Majete and Liwonde

Once upon a time, in the heart of southern Africa, there lay a patch of wilderness…