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NASA has been ignoring Uranus. That may soon change.
ScienceThe ice giant could represent the galaxy’s most common type of planet, but we know very little about…
Govt agency accidentally kills 3,000 animals…
AnimalsWildlife WatchIndiscriminate traps, used to reduce crop and safety threats, also snare federally protected…
Even mild Covid-19 can cause your brain to shrink
Recent brain imaging shows the disease can cause physical changes equivalent to a decade of aging and…
The Untold, Dramatic Story Behind The Discovery Of America’s First Murder…
ByDouglas MainPhotographs ByMark Thiessen andRebecca HalePublished April 15, 2022• 12 min readThe Asian giant…
Ancient Australian Rock Art Threatened
TravelWorld HeritageScientists fear climate change and mining contamination could destroy…
The bizarre drama behind a pinch of moon dust that just sold for $500,000
ByMaya Wei-HaasPublished April 13, 2022• 11 min readOn the precipice of humankind's first step on the moon,…
Can this 19th-century health practice help with long COVID?
ByVaishnavi ChandrashekharPublished April 8, 2022• 15 min readIn 2012, doctoral student Hosanna Krienke was…
A National Geographic Brief History Of Hula
TravelHow a sacred Hawaiian dance and music ritual was canceled, commercialized, and finally, revived.ByRachel…
The deceptively simple plan to replenish California’s groundwater
EnvironmentPlanet PossibleThe state pumps too much groundwater, especially during droughts. Now, it's learning to…
Stan The T. Rex Found! World’s Most Expensive Fossil Finds Home In A New…
ByMichael GreshkoPublished March 23, 2022• 14 min readSince October 5, 2020, a dinosaur-size mystery has…
With The Kiev City Ballet In Their Unexpected Exile
Photographs ByMonique JaquesText byMadeleine SchwartzPublished March 17, 2022• 12 min readParis, FranceThe art…
A game-changing transplant could treat dying organs
ScienceEarly success with a procedure called a mitochondrial transplant offers a glimmer of hope for people…
Bird flu spreads under improved surveillance and some vaccine hopes
In the past six months, new avian influenza case reports from more than 40 countries were filed with the World…
For insects, the Amazon’s canopy contains a dazzling multiverse
ByNatasha DalyPublished March 2, 2022• 8 min read“I thought, my God, this is like someone’s…
The lessons learned from 1918 flu fatigue, according to historians
History & CultureCoronavirus CoverageMore than a century ago, exhausted Americans just wanted to forget about…
Major UN report says climate change is taking a large toll on our health
EnvironmentThree-quarters of the world’s population could be exposed to heat stress by 2100 if we don’t…
Canadian researchers discover 1st possible case of deer spreading COVID-19 virus…
In a world first, preliminary research suggests deer may be able to transmit the COVID-19 virus to humans,…
California stole a Black pioneer’s land in 1949 to create a park. The family…
Photographs ByRahim FortuneText byZaydee Sanchez andCharles BennettPublished February 22, 2022Coloma,…
How COVID-19 can harm pregnancy and reproductive health
BySharon GuynupPhotographs ByMaggie ShannonPublished February 22, 2022• 14 min readLisa O’Brien fell ill…
This Huge Black Diamond Just Sold For $4.3 Million. No One Knows Where It Came…
ByMaya Wei-HaasPublished February 9, 2022• 8 min readWith a final closing bid of $4.28 million, an anonymous…