Joe Redfern has spent the last few weeks caring for about 100,000 tiny lobsters. Each crustacean is about the size of a thumbnail and has its own little plastic corral. That’s not to give them their privacy, though; it’s to keep all the toddling youngsters from eating each other.  Preventing a little innocent cannibalism is [...]

A Florida deputy recently released body camera footage of a heart-warming—but perhaps questionable—rescue scenario. A small snake had captured a hawk in a chokehold, and the officer had spotted the struggle at just the right time.  In the video, you can see the officer kneel down on the ground and gently pry the snake free [...]

An 8-year-old boy was hunting for bugs in his yard in Arkansas City, Kansas, last week when he found something he didn’t expect: a hot pink grasshopper. The bug, he later discovered, has a genetic mutation that makes it a light magenta instead of green. According to Fox News, the boy christened the rare insect [...]

Interest in bushcraft and outdoor survival skills has skyrocketed over the past few years, especially among some surprising new demographics. According to NBC Boston, survival instructors in the Northeast experienced a huge boom in business starting around 2020. Other wilderness schools have reported similar boosts in enrollment in the UK and Canada. While bushcraft has [...]

Last week, Scottish farmer Michael Peterson looked up from his sheep — and spotted a tornado ripping across his back field. But unlike the tornados of the American Midwest, this one was made almost entirely of snow. Peterson was able to film the “Snownado” using his phone. He later told BBC News that he was [...]

We love condiments as much as the next person, but surviving 24 days at sea on condiments alone is an ordeal no one should have to go through. Unfortunately for Elvis Francois, there was no other choice.  The Dominican sailor was doing some maintenance projects off the coast of St. Martin this past December when [...]

Some states get flood watches or tornado warnings, but in Canada, spring weather tends to herald a different threat. Earlier this week, Canadian authorities issued a “polar bear warning” for communities along the coast. This is the first such warning this year. The notice comes in the wake of several polar bear sightings over the [...]

Last December, a Plainville, Connecticut family discovered a massive black bear hibernating beneath their porch. The bear went on to become a social media darling and quickly earned a nickname: “Marty Bearnard.” Now, several months after he was first discovered, Marty is starting to rise and shine.  According to the Connecticut Post, Marty has been [...]

When New Mexico foresters checked their trail cameras last week, they didn’t find the wolves they’d been tracking. Instead, they discovered a playful black bear hogging the spotlight. The cameras had been placed throughout New Mexico’s Gila National Forest as part of a monitoring project for the local Mexican gray wolf population, which has been [...]

Colorado may be the land of alpine lakes, Coors Light, and more Toyota Tacomas than you can shake a hiking pole at, but that’s not all. It’s also home to more than 15 mountain ranges, where 58 peaks soar above 14,000 feet, earning them a cult following and the nickname of “Fourteeners.” For decades, these [...]