2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (1261+ words) This is the lake that made freshwater sharks famous, mostly because the animals turned up so far from the ocean. They were never trapped, though. Tagging has shown individuals moving between the lake and the sea in both directions. Young…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1418+ words) World Atlas If you know that Delmarva is short for Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, you likely also know that the small towns around the Chesapeake Bay are sweet spots where life moves at a slower pace. Cape Charles greets visitors…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (839+ words) World Atlas Each spring and fall, millions of birds migrate across the United States along established flyways, and lakes along these routes often attract large concentrations of birds during peak migration. Seven US lakes stand out for hosting hundreds of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1100+ words) Home for the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) is the rivers, estuaries, and coastal shallows of the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, and the Caspian Sea. There it patrols rocky shorelines and river bottoms, eating aquatic insects, crustaceans, mollusks, fish…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (960+ words) World Atlas Some of the trees in this article were already centuries old when the first Europeans stepped off their boats. That is the thing about old-growth forest: it is not just a stand of big trees, it is a…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1028+ words) World Atlas A single national park in the southern Appalachians may hold as many as 100, 000 species, more salamander varieties than almost anywhere on Earth, alongside black bears, elk, and 1, 650 kinds of flowering plant. The Great Smoky Mountains are the most…...

1+ mon, 12+ hour ago  (429+ words) Data basis: This entry is based on the Alaska Department of Fish and Game estimate of lakes greater than 5 acres. Data basis: This entry is based on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources statewide lake count. Data basis: This entry…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (792+ words) World Atlas Forests are among the planet's most important ecosystems. They store carbon, shelter much of the world's wildlife, regulate the water cycle, and provide food, fuel, and income for billions of people. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1016+ words) World Atlas Canada has an estimated 2 million lakes. Many are so isolated in the wilderness that they are inaccessible. Many are small and mostly untouched. There are approximately 879, 800 lakes over 24 acres in size, while the number of lakes over 1. 1 mi…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (944+ words) World Atlas The five Great Lakes hold about a fifth of the planet's surface fresh water, which makes the scale of their invasion problem all the more striking. Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario form…...