The UN’s recent report on climate change contained a lot of heavy information, but there are reasons to be excited about the opportunity ahead
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Caecilians found for the first time in the US

“What’s a caecilian,” you ask? We’re here to tell you!


Let’s watch the Perseids meteor shower!

The annual meteor shower reaches its peak this evening—and we’ve got you covered on how to watch it


Cockatoos are raiding garbage bins across Sydney

And these Australian birds are teaching one another how to do it


Mud volcano explodes in the Caspian Sea

Though not a true volcano, this rare type of eruption can still pack an explosive punch


What is a heat dome?

This phenomenon brought record temperatures to western Canada, as well as the northwestern United States for over a week