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Articles in Spanish

Discover how a total solar eclipse can help solve a sun mystery in this Spanish translation of “Sun Catcher.”

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National Geographic Explorer Magazine

Check out other games and photos from National Geographic Explorer.

Photo: sea stars

Waves pound. Then they slide back out to sea, leaving behind pools of water. These tide pools change minute to minute. Sometimes, they flood. Other times, they dry out. How can anything survive here? Play this photo matching game to find out.

Photo: nomads

Nomads

Imagine life always on the move. Once, all people lived this way. Some still do. Meet some amazing nomads and travel with them across deserts, oceans, and frozen plains.

Photo: sun

Sun 101

Pack your sunscreen for a trip to our stormy star, the sun. Discover where it gets all its energy.


Coming This FallPhoto: jellyfish

Photographs: NASA/ Solar & Heliospheric Observatory (sun in nav); © David Wrobel/Visuals Unlimited/Corbis (sea stars); NASA/ Solar & Heliospheric Observatory (sun); © Bruno Morandi/Hemis/Corbis (Wodaabe); Studio 37/Shutterstock.com (jellyfish)