Monday’s deadly and destructive summertime storm that wreaked havoc on the Midwest is known as a “derecho” — but what exactly is this, and where did it get its name? A derecho is “a widespread, long-lived windstorm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms,” according to the National Weather Service...
Police in North Carolina are warning locals to steer clear of female alligators during this time of year. Officials with the Sunset Beach Police Department took to Facebook to post a PSA about suspected alligator nests. “Nearly all alligators become sexually mature by the time they reach approximately 7 feet in length, although females can...
A 75-year-old Maine man who had been missing for four days was located “alive and well,” officials said. Michael Altmaier of New Sharon had not been seen since July 8 after leaving his home while on his way to a meeting in Weld, but he never arrived. His car was located days later by Mount...
One of the oldest male gorillas who was living at a U.S. zoo has died at the age of 52. The gorilla named Winston lived roughly 20 years beyond his life expectancy at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in California. The park recently announced his passing on July 13 after noting that the gorilla...
Abby Hornacek returns to the great outdoors for her next set of thrilling adventures in the new seventh season of Fox Nation’s “Park’d,” turning every stone from Yosemite to Denali to showcase the exhilarating beauty of America’s national parks and scratch a few things off her bucket list. The seventh season of “Park’d” will feature...
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You can “stop and smell the roses” at U.S. national parks — but don’t expect to add them to water. Many visitors pass through America’s 429 national parks, with some 325.5 million people taking in the beauty last year alone, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Visitors may admire the wealth of flowers the...
On a hike, you not only get to move your body for some healthy exercise, you get to do so surrounded by the breathtaking nature around you. Whether you are going on a hike that’s one mile or 10, heading to a trail you are familiar with or a new spot, there are several safety...
Giverny, France – Claude Monet’s Gardens are both intimately familiar and overwhelming in their spectacle. The French impressionist master lived in Giverny, France, for half his life, from 1883 to his death, at age 86, in 1926. The gardens inspired Monet’s greatest and best-known paintings. They are a popular tourist attraction today, located near a...
The St. Louis Zoo recently announced the birth of four endangered American red wolf pups earlier this year in what is a first for the zoo. The pups were born at the St. Louis Zoo Sears Lehmann Jr. Wildlife Reserve, which is located in Eureka, Missouri – about 20 miles southwest of the zoo’s WildCare...
