Rarely photographed Shark Nebula showing oceanic predator prowling the skies above Kuwaiti desert wins world's largest astrophotography competition. It took over 28 hours to ...

Cepheus, the Shark Nebula is made of dense interstellar dust. Now, this outstanding, detailed photograph wins a prestigious astrophotography award ...
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The Largest Zoo In America Is Hiding Right Here In North Carolina And It’s Pure Magic

That’s a situation worth correcting, because the North Carolina Zoo is the largest natural habitat zoo in the United States, ...
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The Spectacular Arizona Park That Has Both A Playground And A Dog Park Is Worth The Drive

The drive to Flagstaff from the Phoenix area takes roughly two hours on Interstate 17, and the journey itself is part of the experience. You start in the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by saguaro cacti ...

Capybaras in the desert? Fossil casts doubt on Atacama as world's oldest continuously dry region

Ask any zoo-goer and they will tell you that capybaras are adorable. Ask a scientist specializing in the rodents, which ...
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An Unexpected Animal Lived In The Atacama Desert 9 Million Years Ago, Suggesting Earth's Oldest Continuous Dry Region Wasn't Always So Dry

Dated to about 8.8 million years ago, the ancient molar originated in the mouth of a prehistoric capybara. The largest ...