Category: Nature

The asteroid, called 2014 QJ33, is expected to fly-by our planet on September 17. It is classed as an Apollo asteroid, the name given to space rocks which cross the orbit of the Earth. This is in comparison to Amor asteroids which cross the orbit of Mars, but not Earth.…

A cute little mouse was spotted munching on some cannabis leaves before being found lying flat out on his back. A resident of New Brunswick in Canada, where growing a limited amount of cannabis is legal, said he caught the adorable thiefnicking some leaves from his plants two days in…

The Bay Area in California awoke Wednesday to a scene straight out of Mars. Orange and even red skies blanketed San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley, and ash rained down, with wildfires raging far in the distance. “When the smoke and ash get even thicker close to the wildfires, it can…

A killer whale who made headlines for carrying her dead calf on her head in mourning for 17 days has become a new mother. The endangered whale – named Tahlequah – was spotted with her calf in the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca in US waters, the Centre for…

Japan is filled with cute critters, but these pint-sized squirrels are at the top of the list. The Japanese dwarf flying squirrel and Siberian flying squirrel are known for their big eyes, small stature, and overall adorable appearance. In fact, they’re so popular in Japan that they’re even used as…

Most (if not all) state fairs and fall festivals have been cancelled this year. That means I don’t get my favourite fall treat — cotton candy! You can totally make it at home, but there is just something about seeing a sea of puffy pink cotton candy walking around a state…

Few people get a chance to photograph animals such as hippos, hyenas, or crocodiles. Suren Manvelyan, however, has managed to get so close to them, he even captured insanely detailed close-ups of their eyes. Some of these macro shots look like landscapes of distant yet-to-be-discovered planets while others remind some…

A photographer has managed to snap what’s believed to be one of the only pure white humpback whale in the world. The 40ft-long humpback whale, known as Migaloo, was spotted swimming alongside another whale in the waters of New South Wales, Australia. Australian photographer Craig Parry, 41, was four miles…

Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll expressed that clues in the small-scale structure of the universe point to the existence of numerous parallel worlds. The shocking comments were made on the Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) podcast last year. Carroll says that the fact that tiny particles like electrons and photons don’t have…