Environment

FUN FACT: There are over 300 species of octopus with the lightest weighing less than a gram and the heaviest weighing 600 pounds! All octopi have eight arms, but originated from the ancient cephalopods which had ten arms and a shell. Over time, these cephalopods evolved into mollusks, which lost two arms and the shell for better mobility and speed, making them better hunters and better at evading capture. While humans have one heart, octopi have three; two to pump blood to th

On March 19, 2018, the last male Northern-White Rhinoceros, named Sudan, died in Kenya from euthanasia due to “age-related complications”. Sudan lived to the age of 45, leaving only two, female Northern-White Rhino’s left in the world. There are five types of rhinos in the world: the White Rhino (northern and southern), Greater One-Horned Rhino, Black Rhino, Javan Rhino, and Sumatran Rhino. All five are quickly decreasing in population due to poaching (hunting animals illegal

On February 24th, 1925, thermite was used for the first time in the United States to break up a massive ice jam on the St. Lawrence River near Waddington, New York. Roughly 250,000 tons of ice began to shift only hours after three 90‑pound thermite charges were ignited. Thermite—a mixture of finely divided magnesium and red iron oxide—produces an intense, molten‑iron reaction when ignited. This method was developed by Howard Turner Barnes of McGill University and patented und

On February 23rd, 1997, researchers at the Roslin Institute revealed a groundbreaking achievement that transformed modern biology: the successful cloning of a female lamb named Dolly . She was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, demonstrating that specialized cells could be reprogrammed to develop into a completely new organism. Scientists used microscopic tools to remove the nucleus from an egg cell and replace it with the nucleus from an adult sheep’s

On February 10th, 2026, NASA released photos of The Egg Nebula.

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How the islands bounced back after years of nuclear testing

How Ohio is protecting its wetlands, and the local environment at large

The Los Angeles wildfires have decimated an area of land almost the size of Washington DC. How did it get so bad?

How northern lakeside cities have become an imperfect refuge for climate change

The environment of Gaza has been severely damaged by conflict, and the effects are extending beyond the enclave's borders.