Nature

10 Reasons Pygmy Hippos Are the Most Underrated Animal on the Planet (Celebrating Pygmy Hippo Day!)

10 Reasons Pygmy Hippos Are the Most Underrated Animal on the Planet (Celebrating Pygmy Hippo Day!)

Pygmy hippos are the shy, swamp-loving cousins of regular hippos—and they deserve way more love.

15 Adorable Facts About Pygmy Hippos You’ll Want to Share for Pygmy Hippo Day

15 Adorable Facts About Pygmy Hippos You’ll Want to Share for Pygmy Hippo Day

Pygmy hippos are tiny, shy forest dwellers with huge charm and some shocking secrets.

15 Creepy Weather Phenomena That Feel Straight Out of a Horror Movie

15 Creepy Weather Phenomena That Feel Straight Out of a Horror Movie

Some weather can be downright terrifying, like Mother Nature’s audition tape for a horror flick.

20 Unbelievable Weather Facts That Sound Fake (But Are Totally Real)

20 Unbelievable Weather Facts That Sound Fake (But Are Totally Real)

Discover 20 unbelievable weather facts that challenge our understanding of nature, from lightning strikes to rare phenomena like fish rain and fire tornadoes.

12 Times Beavers Accidentally Changed History—In Honor of International Beaver Day

12 Times Beavers Accidentally Changed History—In Honor of International Beaver Day

Beavers may not look like history-makers, but these 12 surprising moments prove they’ve had a bigger impact than you’d ever expect.

15 Bizarre Beaver Facts You Won’t Believe Are Actually True (Just in Time for International Beaver Day)

15 Bizarre Beaver Facts You Won’t Believe Are Actually True (Just in Time for International Beaver Day)

Beavers are more than just dam-building rodents—they have some of the strangest and most surprising traits in the animal kingdom.