Science
Inside Zombie Deer Disease: Separating Fact from Fiction
If you've spent any time scrolling through wildlife headlines, you've probably seen the phrase "zombie deer disease." It sounds like something straight out of a horror movie—deer wandering aimlessly, drooling, appearing thin and disoriented.
By Briar Rose3 months ago in Earth
Informative Short Stories That Inspire Curiosity and Wonder
The most distant traveller. The space probe Voyager 1 left the Earth in 1977, two weeks after its twin, Voyager 2. Voyager 1 continues to travel through space at over 60,000 kilometres per hour (about 37,000 miles per hour) and is the most distant man-made object that has ever left Earth.
By Andra Forbes3 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 London3 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 Liban3 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 Liban3 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 Rose3 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 Rose3 months ago in Earth
