You’re probably aware that some animals are albino which makes them solid white in color.
But did you know there’s an opposite of the albino trait that makes the animals that have it (more or less) solid black?
Video: Like snow? You’ll love this.
If you enjoy watching it snow and getting out in it after it stops falling, you’re going to love this video.
A couple of weeks ago it began snowing in the tiny community of Soda Springs, California. It snowed and snowed, then snowed some more.
To the folks who live there, it seemed like the snow would never stop falling. [Read more…]
Yooperlites: Rocks that naturally glow in the dark!
Have you ever heard of Yooperlite rocks?
Well, no one else had either prior to one dark night in May 2017.
That’s the night a local rock collector named Erik Rintamaki saw the very first (to be discovered) Yooperlite lying among all the other rocks on a rocky Lake Superior beach in upper Michigan.
This particular rock stood out from all the rest because it was literally glowing in the dark under the glare of his ultraviolet flashlight.
Ever noticed that the colors of double rainbows are reversed?
Rainbows are among nature’s most beautiful phenomena, and double rainbows are a rare and wonderful treat!
Although they are much rarer than single rainbows, chances are you’ve still seen one or more of them in the past.
If so, did you notice that the colors in the two rainbows are displayed in reverse order?
Check out the smallest inhabited island in the world
The world’s smallest inhabited island is located in New York State, but it’s just a very short distance from the Canadian border.
This tiny island is basically just a rock sticking up out the St. Lawrence River between New York and Ontario.
According to Wikipedia (and multiple other sources), this tiny 3,300 square foot island has just enough room for a small cottage, one tree and a pair of deck chairs!