Nature

Going Batty
Brown Long-Eared Bats These European bats tuck their long ears under their wings when the sleep. They prefer quiet woodlands, old barns, and abandoned buildings to safely roost away from predators. Brown long-eared bats use low-frequency echolocation and passive listening to find their prey, moths, beetles, and small flying insects.
By Rasma Raisters2 months ago in Earth
Snakes and Ladders, Spiders and Webs
One of the creators I follow on Vocal, Andrea Corwin, wrote a poem for World Snake Day on July 16. I commented that I respect their role in ecological balance, but I still don't like them. For good measure, I added that I have spiders.
By Calvin London2 months ago in Earth
The Chemical Gatekeeper: Why Your Trees Are Starving in Rich Soil
When a prized tree declines, property owners often panic as leaves turn yellow and branches die back. The automatic reaction is to check for visible enemies like insects, fungal spots, or drought. We try to solve the problem by ordering extra watering or dumping expensive fertilizer over the root zone. Yet, frequently, the decline continues.
By ORB Tree Service Marketing2 months ago in Earth
Fun In The Sun
There was a reprieve from the smoke coming from the BWCA and Canada on Friday. It was important to get out and enjoy the day. Today is supposed to be more smoke. No play. Well, not for some. I was in a laughter yoga class training to be a leader of laughter yoga.
By Denise E Lindquist2 months ago in Earth
If Montana Doesn't Stock Trout... Why Do We?
Close your eyes and picture fly fishing. What do you see? A crystal-clear river winding through pine-covered mountains. A drift boat floating beneath towering peaks. A trout rising to sip a mayfly from the surface.
By Briar Rose2 months ago in Earth
The Whale Who Wouldn’t Let Go
1. The Temperature Began to Drop to 37°C July 24, 2018. The water temperature in the Salish Sea was twelve degrees Celsius. Tahlequah gave birth to a female calf in the waters near Victoria, Canada. Researchers on shore counted through telephoto lenses: the calf was about two meters long, its skin tinged orange‑red, the color of a newborn killer whale’s vernix. It struggled to the surface, took a breath, and sank again. The mother pushed it up with her rostrum, three times. The fourth time, the calf did not move.
By Jin2 months ago in Earth
Meteorite SLAMS Into Suburban Home—What Scientists Found Inside Will Blow Your Mind. AI-Generated.
A New Jersey House Just Became A Portal To An Ancient Ocean In Space When a rock from space punches through your ceiling, you expect chaos, not a pristine science experiment.
By Eina Liban2 months ago in Earth
Earth’s Secret Underground World: Trillions of Creatures Are Living Beneath Us. AI-Generated.
Scientists found a massive, alien‑like ecosystem deep below Earth's surface, and somehow it feels less like a lab result and more like a plot twist about our place in the universe.
By Eina Liban2 months ago in Earth
The Forests Were Never Meant to Stay Green Forever
The orange skies. The walls of smoke. The heartbreaking images of blackened forests and homes reduced to ash. Every summer, wildfires dominate the headlines across the United States. As of mid-July, millions of acres have already burned this year, with large fires stretching from California and Oregon to Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and beyond. Fire crews are spread thin as another intense wildfire season unfolds.
By Briar Rose2 months ago in Earth
What Changed to Utah's National Monuments?
On July 13, 2026, President Donald Trump signed presidential proclamations reducing the boundaries of two of Utah's most well-known national monuments: Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument . The changes reduced the combined protected area from more than 3.2 million acres to approximately 303,000 acres , removing federal national monument protections from nearly 3 million acres of public land.
By Briar Rose2 months ago in Earth
A Baby Opossum Named Fern Made Me Question Everything I Thought I Knew About Luck
I drive animals for a living. That's the short version. The longer version is that I run a pet transportation company in Los Angeles , which means most of my days involve fairly ordinary things — a dog going to the groomer, a cat going to a new apartment across town, the kind of errands that don't usually leave you thinking about fate.
By Brian Ka2 months ago in Earth
What Tardigrades Can Withstand Is Truly Amazing
My aim with every article is to make complex subjects easy to understand. Tardigrades are among the hardiest organisms on our planet.
By Andra Forbes2 months ago in Earth