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Putting the well-being of animals first should be every photographer’s goal. National Geographic photographers share tips on how they do it. ByMelissa Groo July 31, 2019 •15 min read ...

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China hopes to become a global leader in protected nature reserves, creating a network of wilderness that would be three ...

Four climbers went up and down Everest in under a week with the help of xenon gas—a record-breaking ascent that has ignited ...

Naming discussions aside, a very exciting discovery remains: a kind of human we once only knew from a pinky bone dug up from ...

Illnesses caused by heat—dehydration, cramps, and even strokes—can come on quickly and quietly. New, wearable technology ...

A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.

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