After decades of research into the ways polar bears stay warm in the wild, scientists have developed a new textile that could revolutionize the apparel that keeps us warm outside.  Researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst say that their new two-layer fabric mimics polar bear skin and fur to make clothing that keeps [...]

An Australian man has been charged with kidnapping a platypus and showing it off around town. The 26-year-old, whose name has not been released, is accused of capturing a platypus in the state of Queensland, taking it on a train in Brisbane, and then toting it around a shopping center to show it off. “According [...]

In a heart-stopping video shared by Outdoor Life, watch as an angry bear lunges at two dirt bikers and attacks one of their vehicles. It’s the stuff of absolute nightmares for anyone who adventures in the woods, but don’t worry, you can exhale—both riders appear to escape unscathed. The two riders evidently surprised a bear [...]

With commercial space flights slated to launch later this year, the idea of a romantic space getaway is no longer that far-fetched. And according to an interview with a former NASA astronaut, there’s nothing stopping lucky passengers from, well, getting lucky.  Jose Hernandez, who worked for NASA from 2001 to 2011, reportedly told the Daily [...]

Imagine coming home to your apartment and finding a fox lounging on your sofa. In London, that’s become a surprising reality. While other cities battle problems with rats and raccoons, London is green and leafy enough to sustain a population of thousands of red foxes. And according to a recent report from Time Out, they [...]

Experts are mystified by a series of dolphin beachings that has killed several of the mammals and appears to have injured or weakened many others. About 40 melon-headed whale dolphins washed up on shores east of Tokyo over the last few days, and that’s just the most recent incident. This school of dolphins did get [...]

An orangutan named Zoe in a Virginia zoo named has been taking lessons in mothering from the human zookeepers who care for her. Zoe wasn’t able to nurse her first child, so, when her youngest baby was born recently, staff came up with an idea: Why not have a zookeeper who also happened to be [...]

For the first time in more than half a century, humans are heading back to the moon. NASA has announced the names of the four astronauts who will embark on Artemis II for a fly-by sightseeing tour scheduled for late next year. The crew is made up of three Americans—Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, [...]

In a few years time, tourists might be visiting London not to see Big Ben but to see—beavers? Thanks to new rewilding projects intended to bring nature back to the Big Smoke, Greater London could soon be getting an influx of beaver families reacquainting themselves with ancestral grounds they haven’t roamed for 400 years. Last [...]

All around the world, small communities are struggling to stay afloat as their young people grow up and move away for the allure of big cities. The villages in northern India are no different. But now, some of them have come up with a unique solution to harness the power of nature to save their [...]