The Man Who Classified Tornadoes

After a shark attack left surfer Todd Endris badly injured, a pod of dolphins surrounded him and helped him reach safety.

Rachel Louise Carson was an author and marine biologist who wrote the book Silent Spring, which sparked the modern environmentalist movement by calling out the pesticide and chemical industry.

At first, hurricanes were given only women’s names—until some women protested and got storms named after men, too.

The Atacama Desert is considered the driest place on Earth. Since human records of the area began, some places have never received rain.