Tennessee Aquarium

With their delicate beauty and a life cycle defined by a series of seemingly magical metamorphoses, butterflies are an endlessly fascinating order of insects.

This week is Pollinators Week, and to honor the vitally important role butterflies and other pollinators play, the Tennessee Aquarium IMAX 3D Theater is showing

From the shadow play of Plato’s allegories and the trials of Beowulf to paintings adorning the walls of caverns in Lascaux, France, mankind has long been fascinated (if also a little unnerved) by the idea of caves.

These subterranean landscapes may seem as lifeless as they are lightless, but in reality, they represent unique biomes — ones inhabited by a far larger ...

10 iconic American rivers to celebrate for National Rivers Month

Whether as a source of drinking water or travel, recreation or agriculture, rivers are central to the lives of billions of people worldwide.

The history of humans and their reliance on these waterways dates back thousands of years to when civilization first took root along the fertile banks of rive...

This year’s Turtle Month celebration plodded to an end as the sun set on World Turtle Day (May 23), but cultures across the world have long imbued these shelled reptiles with significance far greater than a single day — or even a month — could adequately reflect.