Nature

Beautiful!

Kuwohi stands at 6,643 feet — the highest point in Tennessee, North Carolina, and all 2,144 miles of the Appalachian Trail. A sacred Cherokee site, its name means "mulberry place," where medicine people once prayed and sought guidance from the Creator. In 2024, the U.S. Board of Geographic Names restored its original Cherokee name after decades as Clingmans Dome. From the observation tower, you can see up to 100 miles across seven states. The Cherokee called these mountains Shaconage — "place of the blue smoke" — the mist that gives the Smokies their name.

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This is equal parts bizarre and horrifying. Centuries-old whaler remains thawing out of Arctic permafrost and sliding downhill. Climate change isn’t just a future problem.

Climate change is an obvious danger to future generations, but it also threatens our link to the past by accelerating the erosion and degradation of its material remains.

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The water is so clear you can see straight through the ice. Absolutely stunning — and absolutely terrifying. One crack away from disaster. No thank you. 😅

An 8-year-old on vacation spotted a hooked Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — the world’s most endangered — off a North Carolina pier and called for help. That call saved it. Good story.

“It’s amazing that we can put so many of these endangered species back out into the ocean, giving them another chance at life." — Kira Canter, an assistant rehab biologist with the National Aquarium in Baltimore

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All I can say is that this bird is stunningly beautiful.

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