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New Survey Shows Majority of People Support Setting Aside Half of Earth as Nature Conservation

The survey also showed most people overestimate how much nature is already preserved

See This Rare Jellyfish the Size of a Human

"It's an experience we'll never forget"

You Can Now “Rent A Finn” to Improve Your Happiness

Finland is the happiest country in the world. It wants to help.

You Can Now ‘Rent a Finn’ to Improve Your Happiness

Finland's the happiest country in the world. It wants to help.

What To Plant In Your Garden To Help Bees

Herbs are some of the most useful plants on Earth.

Melting Everest Glaciers Creates “Herculean Task” of Retrieving Dead Bodies

More than 200 people have died on the world's highest mountain since 1922.

The First Fossil Bird Found With an Unlaid Egg

The fossils are about 115 million years old.

Scientists Drugged Alligators In Order To Understand Dinosaur Hearing

The reptiles were drugged with ketamine as part of an unusual experiment.

Rattlesnake Roundups In The South Are Killing Wrong Animals

Snake hunting has become a tourist attraction.

Failed Drug-Sniffing Dog Finds Elusive Wild Animals Now

Train has been trained to sniff out the feces of mountain lions and other animals.

This Is America’s Favorite National Park

More than 318 million people visited National Park Service sites in 2018.

Russia Is Freeing 100 Whales Held Prisoner In Tiny Pens

Over 100 baby beluga, orcas, and walrus have been held captive.

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Can’t Decide Between Protecting Nature and Becoming a Scottish Lord? Why Not Both?

The longstanding Highland Titles initiative is devoted to preserving Scotland's wilderness

Behold the Rare Penis Plant

The phallic Amorphophallus decus-silvae has bloomed in Europe for the first time in 25 years

How to Behave in National Parks, According to the People Who Work There

FYI: Petting bison and using the park as a driving range are off limits

Please Don’t Dump Dish Soap in Waterfalls for Instagram

A longstanding social media trend has environmental advocates worried about its ill effects on aquatic wildlife

How to Have Sex Outside, Which Is in Your Human Nature

TikTok's "sundress challenge" has people considering outdoor sex this summer. Here's what to know before you try it.

Chernobyl Develops Second Life as Nature Preserve

Endangered species now thrive in the region

Will Increasing Wildfires Push California Condors Back to Extinction?

This year’s Dolan Fire killed 11 condors and destroyed a research facility

An Ambitious Rewilding Project Is Coming to the Isle of Skye

Including hundreds of thousands of newly planted trees

Wolves Won Big in the Latest Colorado Election

Federal and state laws complicate matters, however

In 2020, Even the Humble Duck Stamp Is Controversial

Hunting imagery was mandatory in submissions for this year's art contest

The California Condor Has Made a Triumphant Return to Sequoia

In its heyday, North America's largest land bird feasted on the remains of woolly mammoths

Northern California’s Lesser-Known State Parks Are the Ideal COVID-19 Getaway

Hiking in, packing out and eliminating contact with non-plant lifeforms

Become the Birder You Were Meant to Be With Amazon's Binoculars Sale

Score a discount on this well-reviewed intro model

How a Disney Documentary Misled the World About Lemmings

The 1958 film "White Wilderness" misled generations of viewers