Mixing hydroquinone with hydrogen peroxide creates a volatile instability within the beetle abdomen. Evidence proves the bombardier beetle survives up to 2 hours inside a toad’s stomach. Neutralizing ...

Just 25 years ago this land was intensively managed agricultural farmland struggling on heavy clay soils, but today it is ...

In her solo show at Jessica Silverman, Rebecca Manson pushes forward with her monumental and minute explorations of nature and ceramics.

If you haven’t noticed, this will probably end up being the coldest winter that we’ve had in many years. Will we see the effects in our gardens and landscapes in ...

Frost cracks appear as vertical splits in the trunk of a tree and are the result of plant tissue expansion and contraction.

There are some pretty crazy ways that animals and insects defend themselves. And some insects prioritize the health of the ...

A colossal bull elephant erupts in a cloud of dust, frozen in perfect clarity at the exact moment everything aligns – and ...

Don Kinzler provides the truth behind the recent social media hype about 'exploding trees' from cold temperatures.

When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that sounds like a gunshot. That eerie noise has fueled a viral claim that trees ...

Some ants defend their colonies with a tactic so extreme it ends in self-destruction. This video explains how “exploding ants” rupture their own bodies to release a sticky, toxic chemical that can ...

When temperatures drop suddenly, trapped water can freeze and expand, splitting trunks with a gunshot-like sound During the recent cold spell in the northern US, meteorologists issued warnings about ...