Archive - Natural Wonders

If you touch a young wild animal, will the mother abandon it?

When is it ok to interfere?

Jun 25 •

How do you cut down a 1400-ton tree?

And how do you move it once you’ve cut it?

Jun 11 •

May 2025

How do giant sequoias survive wildfires?

Part 1 exploring the many questions I had while visiting them…

May 28 •

Why doesn’t honey spoil?

and how do bees even make it?

May 14 •

April 2025

Are these small trees really 400 years old?

Appearances are often deceiving

Apr 30 •

February 2025

Can chickens really be hypnotized by staring at a line?

... and could animal hypnosis be a good thing for my pets?

Feb 5 •

January 2025

Why don’t we smell when we’re asleep?

And is the same true of animals?

Jan 22 •

Why don’t birds’ nests blow out of trees?

Avian architects at work

Jan 8 •

December 2024

Why are crows and hawks enemies?

And how long can a crow hold a grudge?

Dec 11, 2024 •

November 2024

Why don’t we view the Earth flipped on its side?

...spinning like a rotisserie?

Nov 27, 2024 •

Why isn’t the turkey our national bird?

It’s turkey season.

Nov 13, 2024 •

October 2024

How old is this river?

And how can you tell the age of a river anyway?

Oct 30, 2024 •

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