A small sample of the hats collected by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Program from sensitive thermal areas throughout the park in 2025. CREDIT: National Park Service photo by Margery Price, September 3, 2025.

Yellowstone employees recover over 300 hats from hydrothermal areas

from popsci.com MARGHERITA BASSI PUBLISHED SEP 13, 2025 10:00 AM EDT It’s a bird! No, it’s a plane! No, it’s your hat, ripped off your head by a gust of wind, spiraling off into the unknown. It’s happened to the best of us. The only thing left to do is purchase another one before your face gets sunburnt. Soon, the destiny of your former hat, along … Continue reading Yellowstone employees recover over 300 hats from hydrothermal areas

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Watch the Glowing Fireworms

Fireworms are mating! If you are interested in watching small worms mating & glowing like green light sticks now is the season. VIP Mary has selected September and October for the more intense light show. These fireworms or glowworms, Odontosyllis phosphorea, swim up from the bottom to mate on the surface water for half an hour. When thousands of these worms glow, it makes for a wonderful … Continue reading Watch the Glowing Fireworms

Sea Star Wasting Disease

Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars

BY CHRISTINA LARSON, Associated Press Health and Science Department WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars off the Pacific coast of North America in a decade-long epidemic. Sea stars – often known as starfish – typically have five arms and some species sport up to 24 arms. They range in color from solid orange to … Continue reading Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars