The glowworm is the larval stage of a fungus gnat found only in New Zealand. Through a chemical reaction between luciferin and the enzyme luciferase, it produces cold blue-green light. This ...

Middle-earth, aka Hobbiton, isn’t the only place in New Zealand where you can feel like you’ve stepped into another realm. The Waitomo Caves are on New Zealand’s North Island, about 220 km (137 miles) ...

The ancient caves in the village of Waitomo were first explored more than a century ago, by a Maori chief and a surveyor. Today, visitors can take a boat tour of the caverns’ lower level. Many of the ...

From glowing caves to mirror like salt flats, some places on Earth appear so surreal that they seem straight out of a fantasy ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Imagine walking through a forest at night and seeing the ground, trees, or surrounding landscape glowing with an eerie green or blue light. While it may sound like something from a fantasy novel, ...