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What’s ‘crack seed,’ one of Hawai‘i’s favorite snacks?
What’s ‘crack seed,’ one of Hawai‘i’s favorite snacks?
Los Angeles mountain lions are becoming inbred
Los Angeles mountain lions are becoming inbred
An all-Black expedition aims to summit Everest
An all-Black expedition aims to summit Everest
Tiny bat makes record-shattering flight with 1500-mile migration
Tiny bat makes record-shattering flight with 1500-mile migration
As drought worsens, can Kenyan communities coexist with native wildlife?
As drought worsens, can Kenyan communities coexist with native wildlife?
Pirate portrayals are more fantasy than fact.
Pirate portrayals are more fantasy than fact.

Explorer: The Last Tepui

The Disney+ Earth Day special from National Geographic, 'Explorer: The Last Tepui,' follows elite climber Alex Honnold ('Free Solo') and an elite climbing team as they attempt to climb up a sheer cliff and deliver a renowned scientist to the top of a tepui to search for undiscovered species.
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What’s ‘crack seed,’ one of Hawai‘i’s favorite snacks?
What’s ‘crack seed,’ one of Hawai‘i’s favorite snacks?
It was a toxic wasteland. Now it’s a national park.
It was a toxic wasteland. Now it’s a national park.
In the town that Lego built, kids rule for the day
In the town that Lego built, kids rule for the day
Paddling Minnesota’s ‘ancient superhighway’
Paddling Minnesota’s ‘ancient superhighway’
‘Net-zero’ hotels could make travel more climate-friendly
‘Net-zero’ hotels could make travel more climate-friendly
Going undercover to save manta rays
When wildlife lover Malaika Vaz discovered that manta rays were being poached near her home in India, she disguised herself as a fish trader to figure out who was behind the plot.

Under Ice

Ice covers the weather observatory on New Hampshire's Mount Washington in this image from our photography archives.

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May 2022 Issue

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In This Issue

Why forests are our best chance for survival in a warming world
Why forests are our best chance for survival in a warming world
Explore one of the first forests on Earth
Explore one of the first forests on Earth
How a warming climate threatens forest elephants
How a warming climate threatens forest elephants
See the remarkable richness of life in Europe’s old-growth forests
See the remarkable richness of life in Europe’s old-growth forests
How Australia’s Aboriginal people fight fire—with fire
How Australia’s Aboriginal people fight fire—with fire

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