In case you needed a reminder that the octopus is one of the smartest underwater creatures, here’s some news: they actually build their own cities.

The country of Sweden is promoting a new case study that will place a handful of people with stressful jobs in remote glass cabins surrounded by “Swedish nature.” I don’t want to be dramatic or point fingers or whatever, but I’m a little bit upset that I wasn’t included here. Maybe I don’t have the most stressful job…

If you’re well-studied in all matters octopus, perhaps this video will not surprise you. But for many of us, I imagine watching a giant octopus ooze across dry land is lowkey batshit.

Ladies, do you have a secret fear a bear will track and attack you when you’re menstruating in the wild?

Like most people who spend their lives sitting in chairs and occasionally walking to different chairs, I’m a big fan of nature documentaries, and harbor acute feelings of jealousy for those involved in making them. Planet Earth II, the long-anticipated sequel to the groundbreaking David Attenborough-narrated series, …

Today in Nature Is Fucking Terrifying: a colossal swarm of bees descended upon a family reunion in Cerritos, California, stinging over 20 people. Three were hospitalized as a result of the attack.

Following several strong storms on Friday, over 300 reindeer were found dead on the Hardangervidda plateau, a national park in Southern Norway. The animals, which huddle together in danger and to protect themselves from bad weather, were killed by lightning.

Animal livestreams are so relaxing. You get to look at animals, and also at your computer.

South African wildlife photographer Renata Ewald was traveling in Kruger National Park when she saw this mother elephant with one terrific pair of breasts.

In case you were unaware, the male nursery web spider is a kinky little rascal.

A petition has popped up requesting that Snoop Dogg become the narrator for a season of BBC’s nature documentary series Planet Earth, a show that’s better watched in a certain state of mind.

Chanel gave us an intimate moment that we didn’t ask for with Gisele Bündchen, the face of their Chanel N°5 fragrance. In the clip, Bündchen is wrapped in a blanket, walking barefoot in leaves, while describing how she’s at her happiest whenever she is in the middle of nature.

On September 22, workers cut down a well-loved 200-year-old oak tree at Ivy Green, writer Helen Keller’s childhood home in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Keller, who lost both sight and hearing at 19 months, was once trapped in the tree during a storm until Annie Sullivan, her teacher and companion, carried her to safety. The…

In ancient Greek mythology, after the great flood, Deucalion and Pyrrha repopulated the world by scattering stones throughout the earth. From these stones emerged people; from these people grew the world. It's a myth, but its opposite is possible. Sometimes, humans turn to stone.