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Making a rare daytime appearance in Olympic National Park, this bobcat is a master of waiting for the perfect moment to strike. #NationalParksUSA is now streaming on @disneyplus and @hulu. 

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This adorable footage of puma cubs play-fighting in Patagonia—taken by Martin Gregus Jr. @mywildlive—was captured while their mom was busy eating. These cubs aren't just having fun when they play; they're learning the stalking and fighting skills they'll need when they're big enough to bring down prey of their own. 

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They're not fireflies, and they're not worms—yet they glow electric blue from both ends. Orfelia fultoni, the larval form of the fungus gnat, is found only in Appalachia and lights up forest floors in late spring with a bioluminescence scientists are still trying to understand. Elusive and easy to miss, these insects have only recently been correctly identified in several parts of Appalachia. Learn more about this ongoing discovery at the link in bio. Video by @thiessenphoto 

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In 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii under ash in a matter of hours. Thousands perished, but thousands more may have survived. Their stories, once lost to time, are now reshaping what we know about the city. Nearly 2,000 years later, archaeologists are still uncovering clues not just about how Pompeii ended, but how life carried on beyond the disaster. 

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With muscular legs that can launch them up to 11ft in the air, caracals are true masters of both the hunt and acrobatics. #HostilePlanet is now streaming on @DisneyPlus. 

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Forget the pandas and penguins, the honey badger doesn’t care about image, and neither do the rest of nature’s misunderstood misfits. Armed with bizarre abilities—from sloth fur that grows algae to aye-aye's bat-like ears—these creatures prove that beauty isn’t required for brilliance. Learn more about the outcasts of the animal kingdom at the link in bio. #PhotoArk Video by @joelsartore #Underdogs, narrated by @vancityreynolds, is now streaming on @DisneyPlus and @hulu. 

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Statins, drugs commonly used to lower cholesterol, have been labeled everything from a “poison pill” to a Big Pharma scam on social media with influencers claiming they cause more harm than good and have endless side effects. Yet there are decades of science supporting their use in preventing heart disease and stroke risk. So what's the truth? Find out what experts say at the link in bio. Photograph by James King-Holmes, Science Photo Library 

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Photographer and conservationist Carlton Ward Jr. spent years capturing these rare camera trap images of the elusive Florida panther—one of America’s most endangered big cats. As of March 2021, it was estimated that only around 200 remained in the wild, threatened by cars, developments, and a shrinking habitat. Ward’s photos, supported by the National Geographic Society, highlight the urgent need to protect Florida’s wildlife corridors before it’s too late. Head to the link in bio to learn more about these big cats and how we can protect them. Photographs by @carltonward 

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Alzheimer's may begin its course long before symptoms appear—possibly as early as your 20s. A new study suggests that subtle cognitive differences and inflammation biomarkers within blood samples could already be in motion in young adults—prompting scientists to rethink how early the neurodegenerative disease truly begins and how to detect it. Learn more at the link in bio. Illustration by Hybrid Medical Animation, Science Photo Library