Microsoft is heading into the holiday season with a new Surface computer, but it’s not what you might expect. No, this isn’t a new version of the slate-like Surface Pro two-in-one, or the slick-looking Surface Laptop. Instead it’s the other Surface hybrid, the Surface Book. This is a bigger, bulkier two-in-one with a detachable screen …

A penguin colony in Antarctica that’s home to over 18,000 pairs of Adélie penguins has suffered a massive breeding failure, with all but two of the babies starving to death. According to CNN, the World Wildlife Fund said unseasonably extensive amounts of sea ice around the colony forced the adult penguins to travel further than …

Air pollution causes more than 500,000 premature deaths across Europe each year despite “slowly” improving air quality on the continent, the EU’s environment authority said Wednesday. Although data from the Copenhagen-based European Environment Agency (EEA) reveals some encouraging signs, in large part the result of new technologies, air pollution remains the leading environmental cause of …

Mother Nature is always full of surprises. It’s hard to believe how many incredible and different creatures live on our planet! Today, we at Bright Side suggest you take a look at ten rare animals that you’ve probably never heard of before. The diversity of our beautiful world never ceases to amaze us! The Ili Pika This cute and incredibly rare animal is also known as the ’magic …

A huge hole has opened up in Antarctica, but scientists aren’t reportedly sure what it is doing there, Iflscience.com reports. The discovery is said to be as large as the state of Maine, notes Motherboard, and bigger than the Netherlands. In September it was 60,000 square kilometers (23,000 square miles) in size, but at its …