What’s the cleverest way to avoid being noticed by a predator in a forest? Make yourself look like a dead leaf, of course! Meet the ghost mantis, a master of disguise and mimicry. These fascinating ...

Generous rains in December and early January made for early blooming hillsides and canyons. Already, hoary-leaf Ceanothus ( Ceanothus crassifolius) is showing its ivory-white colored flowers, soon to ...

Seeing illegal gold mines despoil remote Ecuadorian forests helped me to understand what happened to Pittsburgh — and to ...

USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) responds to a request for assistance from an Australian-owned cruise ship stuck in the ice along the Ross Sea amid Operation Deep Freeze 2026 on the cutter’s 50th birthday, ...

In these expensive times, there’s only one automaker offering an EV with 300 miles of range for $30,000, and it isn’t Tesla, Chevy, or Ford. It’s Nissan. Those numbers are rounded, but the point ...

We welcome new subscribers who have recently joined us. The HDO Welcome Letter outlines the three main things you need to know to get off to a good start. The following is a "quick link" to our live ...

ESPN analyst Mina Kimes is once again under fire. ESPN’s Mina Kimes found herself in the eye of the storm again this week, after making a comment that didn’t sit well with plenty of NFL fans. The ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) began icebreaking operations in the Southern Ocean in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2026 and marked its 50th year of commissioned service Saturday ...

In 2025, everyone started being more honest about their plastic surgery. In part, because it’s getting harder to tell who’s had what done. Women are getting a rise out of being able to plausibly deny ...

Ant species that evolved thinner shells traded individual armor protection for increases in colony size, enabling improved food gathering, task organization and defense, according to researchers from ...