The geyser Old Faithful was first documented and named on this day in history, Sept. 18, 1870, by the explorer Nathanial Langford. Langford, who was exploring Yellowstone Park as part of the Washburn-Doane-Langford expedition, wrote in his journal that he had spotted a geyser that erupted quite frequently. “It spouted at regular intervals nine times during our stay, the columns …
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Seeing the Northern Lights in the sky is a bucket list item for many. With the right conditions, and if you are in a prime viewing location, you may be able to scratch that item off your list. There are many international destinations that are popular places to go to see the Northern Lights, but there are plenty of places …
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This year, two “broods” of cicadas are emerging at the same time – and with them, reports of a mysterious fungus that is causing cicadas to become “zombies” who display abnormal sexual behaviors. But is there anything to worry about? Is this really happening? Is “Dawn of the Dead: Cicadas” on the horizon? Fox News Digital spoke to several experts …
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The great cicada comeback has hit the U.S., with multiple states expecting two broods to reappear by the trillions. While cicadas swarm this season — plus leave their hard exoskeletons behind — should you be worried about your pets possibly getting hold of them? Amanda Fredal, a Georgia-based licensed veterinary technician and director of live pet care at Pet Supplies …
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A moose caused terror when it ran loose in the Russian city of Salavat for several days while game wardens struggled to track it. “The animal ran into the fields,” said Radik Muratov, head of civil defense and emergency situations in the city, revealing that the moose ultimately died after a black car struck it on the city’s outskirts. CCTV …
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A groundbreaking medical procedure is helping an injured gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Gladys, an 11-year-old gorilla, broke her arm last month in a scuffle with her siblings, according to a press release. The gorilla was placed in the world’s first 3D-printed titanium cast, designed by GE Aerospace company Colibrium Additive also based in Cincinnati. GORILLA, JUST …
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It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s a blue meteor? Fireball? Piece of a comet? Whatever it was, it lit up the night sky for millions of people early Sunday morning in Spain and Portugal. Social media users took stunning pictures and videos for all to revel in the natural science phenomenon. The spectacular sight crossed the night sky at …
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The historic cicada invasion is upon us! Noisy flying insects known as cicadas have begun emerging from the ground and have been spotted buzzing around North Carolina and South Carolina before they will eventually appear across 15 other states. The one to two-inch-longbugs are rising from the soil and growing wings before they then start a frantic mating frenzy lasting …
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An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant — the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday. Scientists observed Rakus, a wild male Sumatran orangutan in Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia, pluck and chew up leaves of a medicinal plant used …
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A small 2.9 magnitude earthquake rattled New Jersey on Saturday morning, just three weeks after a more forceful 4.8 quake hit the Garden State and surrounding regions. The natural phenomenon hit near Tewksbury this morning at around 9:49 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Tewksbury is located in Hunterdon County, which is about 35 miles west of New York …
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