Sammy is a wildlife-loving Environmental Scientist and Conservationist, traveler, photographer, and adventure seeker. She's been all over the US and across the world to study and work with wildlife. She wants to save the world.
You probably already know plastics are a problem, but do you know what exactly is happening with them once they leave your house? Here are the three ways our plastics are harming wildlife: 1. Toxic microbeads are polluting our waterways, our wildlife, and us! Microbeads are tiny balls of polyethylene plastic (less than 5mm) added to […] More
Who knew that the entrance to hell was in Turkmenistan? Known as the “Door to Hell”, this natural gas field in Derweze, Turkmenistan has been burning for over four decades. This surreal spot is located roughly 160 miles from Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan. It was originally discovered by Soviet Engineers seeking oil in 1971. Thinking it was an […] More
Humans have led to the extinction of countless animals. We’ve eliminated their natural food sources, taken over their only habitat, and poached them for body parts. It’s a sad reality and it continues to this very day. Here are five irreplaceable species that we’ve driven to extinction in the last 20 years alone: Pyrenean ibex: […] More
This desert-dwelling spider is officially mom of the year. Once her babies are hatched, Stegodyphus lineatus feeds herself to them. We wish were kidding. Her babies need her from day one, unlike the majority of other arachnids. The tiny 8-legged creatures are initially completely helpless and require their mother to guide them out of their silk egg […] More
One way of overcoming your fear of snakes? Get a “massage” from four Burmese pythons. Don’t worry, they’re fed 10 chickens beforehand, so they won’t be hungry. Sunshine, a 19-year-old college student got past her phobia by getting wrapped up in a 550 pound pile of slithering reptiles. Cebu City Zoo in the Philippines offers […] More
You’ve been scared of all the wrong things, guys. Here is the completely surprising order of the top 10 most dangerous animals in the United States, listed by the least number of human kills to the most. Alligators – 1 person per year As ferocious as you probably think alligators are, these shy reptiles only […] More
An extraordinarily rare sight! An albino humpback was filmed with a drone on the shores of Macmasters Beach, New South Wales, Australia. Mark Zucconi captured the amazing drone footage showing an incredibly rare albino humpback whale calf swimming alongside its mother. Watch: This wasn’t the first time we have seen an albino whale calf… A few […] More
Scientists discovered that Greenland sharks can live up to 400 years (or more!) and don’t reproduce until at least 150. The previous record for oldest vertebrate, the bowhead whale, was 211 years. Researchers utilized carbon dating methods on a variety of Greenland sharks and concluded that one of the females was four centuries old. Marine biologist John Steffenson […] More
There are whales in the Arctic that have been alive since before the American Civil War. The reason? They simply don’t get sick. Bowhead whales are the longest living mammals on the planet, living up to 250 years (or perhaps longer). These massive cetaceans have a much higher resistance to cancer and aging than other mammals, […] More
Image: Don Debold Deer inadvertently kill a staggering 200 people every year — that’s more than bears, sharks, and alligators combined. A robust deer population unfortunately means that many of them will end up in the roadways, resulting in over 1 million annual collisions. Wow. What can be done? Researchers suggest boosting the population of a top […] More
Electroblemma bifida, the 0.06″ bizarre armored spider recently discovered. Image by Paul Selden A new species of armored spider has been discovered after 99 million years encased in Burmese amber. The species existed during the late Cretaceous period and has been noted for its bizarre body armor and long, horned fangs. The spider has been added […] More
It turns out that T. rex wasn’t the only dinosaur with ridiculously tiny arms. Another dinosaur, not closely related to T. rex, evolved a similar body form with the characteristic teensy arms. Named Gualicho shinyae, this dinosaur is estimated to have been approximately the size of a polar bear, but with arms the size of a […] More
