Beyond the concrete and coastal views, Townsville’s walls are screaming with colour, that is if you know which alleyways to turn down.

Oregon’s attempt to remove a dead sperm whale by explosion became a chaotic and cautionary tale. Donald Trump makes major change to fishing The AI boom is so huge it’s causing shortages everywhere ...

Humpback whales occasionally swim to boats as if curious about their human occupants. It's a behavior described as mugging. But on Saturday off San Diego, a humpback whale seemed more curious about a ...

After a year of difficult headlines for the environment, a rare bright spot has emerged: The population of an endangered whale species is steadily rising. North Atlantic right whales are large, docile ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

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Viral social media posts are warning about "exploding trees" during a major winter storm. The phenomenon, known as "frost cracks," is real but trees rarely explode completely. This is unlikely to ...

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National Geographic issued a record-breaking album of those tunes alongside a story about ...

A massive, 32-foot long, 20,000-pound humpback whale washed up on Bethany Beach a few days ago, leaving many people hundreds of miles away very upset. The whale is now buried under the sand after, ...

The cold never bothered them anyway. North Atlantic right whales have returned to the waters south of the Bay State, triggering NOAA to implement a slow speed zone for boaters. At least 23 right ...

Social media posts warning of "exploding trees" in subzero temperatures are mischaracterizing a phenomenon known as frost cracks. Frost cracks form when water inside trees freezes and expands. As a ...