The cicadas aren’t invading
The sound of millions of cicadas is so deafening that George Hamilton, an entomologist, has even heard them over the rock and roll music blasting from his car speakers. In…
Someone found a genius way to keep their puppy entertained forever
Puppies are nothing if not endless balls of energy, and finding ways for them to get enough exercise can be a challenge for any dog parent. Enter the very latest…
Please enjoy this footage of a cat pouncing in glorious slow motion
Presumably because of social distancing, YouTube duo The Slow Mo Guys didn’t appear in their usual form this week — instead of Gav and Dan, we had Gav and his…
You simply must watch this moving reunion of a man and his donkey after quarantine
There is beauty in this mixed-up, messed-up quarantined world, dammit. Just listen to this sweet man’s voice tremble as he repeatedly asks his donkey, “Que pasa?” (That’s “what’s up?” in…
Bored Kansas City Zoo penguins took an adorable field trip to their local art museum
The pandemic lockdown is hard for us all, but the abundance of “wild animals in unexpected places!” videos that it’s led to never really gets old. The latest example comes…
Why ‘murder hornet’ is a terrible name
Just call them giant hornets. The term “murder hornet” skyrocketed into popularity last week after the New York Times published a viral story about the arrival of an invasive insect…
There’s officially a snake named after Salazar Slytherin now
Researchers discovered a new species of venomous snake, and the Sorting Hat declared it a Slytherin. In a report this month in Zoosystematics and Evolution, a team of scientists from…