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The Trent Aegir tidal bore.
West Stockwith, England

The Trent Aegir

In the right conditions a wall of water up to five feet tall flows upstream against the current on the River Trent.
Researchers studying the layers of silt in an Indonesian cave.
caves

A Sea Cave in Indonesia Contains a 5,000-Year Record of Tsunamis

Layers of silt show just how unpredictable earthquakes are.
Kelsey Kennedy July 19, 2017
Mars's northern hemisphere is smoother than its southern half.
science

A Large Asteroid Impact Might Explain Mars' Geological Nuttiness

Computer models suggest it was big enough to form the planet's two moons.
Kelsey Kennedy July 18, 2017
A Cuban crocodile.
science

Endangered Cuban Crocodiles Are Being Reintroduced to the Wild

Keeping them separate from American crocs will be key to their survival.
Kelsey Kennedy July 17, 2017
That's one big balloon.
science

The Giant Balloons Creating Arctic Ice Tunnels

They look kind of fun.
Eric Grundhauser July 13, 2017
science

There's a New Sunspot Larger Than Earth

Things have been pretty quiet up there, so it was a surprise.
Kelsey Kennedy July 13, 2017
science

How Fire Ants Form Towers More Than 30 Ants High

And they circulate through the towers like water in a fountain.
Kelsey Kennedy July 12, 2017
Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni, from high above.
science

From Space, Bolivia's Salt Flats Look Like a Glitch

The geological feature is home to the largest lithium reserve in the world.
Kelsey Kennedy July 11, 2017
Studies of the fetus in the womb, by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1510-13.
science

Why It Took Scientists So Long to Figure Out Where Babies Come From

Human conception was still basically a total mystery until as recently as 1875.
Edward Dolnick July 11, 2017
Tumuli near Byaduk
Byaduk, Australia

Tumuli Lava Blisters

These naturally occurring but rare geological formations are each about the size of a small house.
A pygmy rabbit snacking on clover after being rescued.
science

These Endangered Pygmy Rabbits Survived a Wildfire by Heading Underground

Firefighters and biologists staged a rescue once the area was deemed safe.
Kelsey Kennedy July 10, 2017
Three new wolf pups play right in front of a trail camera.
science

Meet California's Three Newest Wolf Pups

They were caught playing in front of a trail camera.
Kelsey Kennedy July 7, 2017
monkeys

Arizona's (No Longer) Mysterious Monkey Farm

Some guys with drones inspired a day or two of wild speculation, though.
Erik Shilling July 6, 2017
Casa Popeno's main garden
Antigua, Guatemala

Casa Popenoe

This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.
Glowing corals in the Red Sea.
science

In the Deep, Corals Glow Red to Help Out Their Photosynthetic Tenants

And in the lab, they're helping cancer researchers, too.
Kelsey Kennedy July 6, 2017
A neighborhood in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, following an earthquake and tsunami in 1918.
science

The Forgotten Documents of a 1918 Tsunami in Puerto Rico

They are helping scientists understand exactly what happened.
Kelsey Kennedy July 5, 2017
<em>Solarum jamesii</em> produces small spuds.
science

Found: Evidence That Humans Have Been Eating Potatoes in North America for Over 10,000 Years

Some starchy residue in Utah came from a native potato.
Kelsey Kennedy July 5, 2017
The deathstalker scorpion's venom is used to identify brain tumor cells.
science

The World Now Has a Scorpion-Milking Robot

Extracting venom for medical research just got a whole lot safer and easier.
Kelsey Kennedy July 3, 2017