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Wild beavers have been released for the first time in a Dorset nature reserve, over 400 years after the semi-aquatic creatures went extinct in England.

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Over 400 years after going extinct in England, wild beavers released in nature reserve

Mar 08, 2025

Gigantic ocean discovered 400 miles beneath Earth’s surface challenges what we know about the planet's water

Gigantic ocean discovered 400 miles beneath Earth’s surface challenges what we know about the planet's water

Feb 23, 2025

A man looks through binoculars

Video captures scientists' euphoria after spotting bird believed extinct for 140 years

Feb 18, 2025

View of Cuevas del Drach, in Porto Cristo, Manacor, Mallorca, Spain.

Explorers drop GoPro camera into America's deepest pit, the clip is giving people chills

Feb 18, 2025

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Scientists puzzled by Earth's 'heartbeat' that causes slight tremors every 26 seconds

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Scientists puzzled by Earth's 'heartbeat' that causes slight tremors every 26 seconds

Aug 28, 2024

This Infographic Shows How Only 10 Companies Own All The World’s Food Brands

These major brands own everything you eat and drink.

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This Infographic Shows How Only 10 Companies Own All The World’s Food Brands

Oct 05, 2024

Researchers tested a bottle of Fiji Water against a glass of tap water and here's what they found

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Andrea Piacquadio

Researchers tested a bottle of Fiji Water against a glass of tap water and here's what they found

Feb 11, 2025

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Scientists discover mountains taller than Mount Everest hidden beneath the ground

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M Nanna Paneni

Scientists discover mountains taller than Mount Everest hidden beneath the ground

Feb 14, 2025

A frustrated woman looks at single use plastic items

Woman tries to live without using any single-use plastics. She couldn’t last two weeks.

Living life with less plastic shouldn't be this hard.

13 Feb, 2025

A photo of Dog Slaughter Falls in Corbin, Kentucky

Dog Slaughter Falls may have a disturbing name, but it's a truly majestic, undiscovered place

On local legends, learning to love hiking, and the funniest thing our writer has ever seen

06 Feb, 2025

Researchers find matching dinosaur footprints over 3,700 miles apart revealing a deep secret about continents

Researchers find matching dinosaur footprints over 3,700 miles apart revealing a deep secret about continents

Researchers noted that the footprints discovered are almost identical in age, shape, geology, and plate tectonics.

01 Nov, 2024

Explorer blown away after discovering 'eternal flame' burning beneath icy waterfall near New York

Explorer blown away after discovering 'eternal flame' burning beneath icy waterfall near New York

It is believed that the flame has been burning like that for thousands of years despite water seeping into the space.

31 Oct, 2024

Scientists discover 40 mysterious craters at the bottom of Lake Michigan

Scientists discover 40 mysterious craters at the bottom of Lake Michigan

Researchers first dismissed the formations as random shapes after they were spotted using sonar.

27 Oct, 2024

Spectacular pictures from space show the eye of tropical cyclone illuminated by lightning

Spectacular pictures from space show the eye of tropical cyclone illuminated by lightning

The photographs were taken using settings that accentuated the contrast.

25 Oct, 2024

Researchers say Africa will split into two but reassure that there's no reason to panic

Researchers say Africa will split into two but reassure that there's no reason to panic

The crack became visible when water gushing through it after heavy rains washed off all the lava ash that had clogged it.

24 Oct, 2024

Meteorite nearly 200 times bigger than the one that wiped out dinosaurs crashed and 'boiled' oceans

Meteorite nearly 200 times bigger than the one that wiped out dinosaurs crashed and 'boiled' oceans

The meteorite triggered massive tsunamis and also provided nutrients to microrganisms.

24 Oct, 2024

Scientists find holographic dark energy that could end the universe — and it isn't how anyone anticipated

Scientists find holographic dark energy that could end the universe — and it isn't how anyone anticipated

The theory also mentioned some startling details about everything that human beings witness around them.

23 Oct, 2024

Scientists point out that continents on Earth have been rising

Scientists point out that continents on Earth have been rising

Researchers finally have an interesting explanation for why the continents have been rising vertically along with moving horizontally.

10 Oct, 2024

71-year-old hiker bursts into song after finishing 2,600-mile Pacific Crest Trail that only 14% have completed

71-year-old hiker bursts into song after finishing 2,600-mile Pacific Crest Trail that only 14% have completed

Jon, nicknamed Pa'at crossed the finish line alongside two fellow hikers Auti and Chris who documented the end of his trek.

04 Oct, 2024

Scientists sound alarm as Earth breaches 6 of its 9 boundaries, per 'health report'

Scientists sound alarm as Earth breaches 6 of its 9 boundaries, per 'health report'

Referring to Earth as a patient, a team of researchers said it is in a critical condition.

03 Oct, 2024

Scientists drilled into 'Doomsday Glacier' startled by what they found: 'It’s concerning'

Scientists drilled into 'Doomsday Glacier' startled by what they found: 'It’s concerning'

Scientists said glaciers usually respond to climate change over years, that's not the case here.

03 Oct, 2024

Geologists drilled 4,160 feet into the Atlantic seabed and it changed our understanding of Earth

Geologists drilled 4,160 feet into the Atlantic seabed and it changed our understanding of Earth

The deepest hole in the mantle of the Earth revealed profound insights that are a treat to scientists.

02 Oct, 2024

Scientists discover treasure worth $540 billion sitting beneath a gigantic lake

Scientists discover treasure worth $540 billion sitting beneath a gigantic lake

The metal discovered is estimated to be equivalent to 382 million electric vehicle batteries.

01 Oct, 2024

American woman uses personal fortune to make largest private land donation for conservation in South America

American woman uses personal fortune to make largest private land donation for conservation in South America

Kris Tompkins has put in three decades of work and $345 million of her private wealth to build one of the biggest conservation projects in the world.

Radhika Agarwal

29 Sep, 2024

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