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230-million-year-old fossil is Africa’s oldest known dinosaur
230-million-year-old fossil is Africa’s oldest known dinosaur
Burning Man shows how a riotous festival can be accessible
Burning Man shows how a riotous festival can be accessible
This man was actually first to sail around the world
This man was actually first to sail around the world
Color and magic fill Bali’s skies with the return of a beloved kite festival
Color and magic fill Bali’s skies with the return of a beloved kite festival
Why animal teachers are so rare—and remarkable
Why animal teachers are so rare—and remarkable
Bahrain lacks land, so it's building more: lavish artificial islands
Bahrain lacks land, so it's building more: lavish artificial islands

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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Burning Man shows how a riotous festival can be accessible
Burning Man shows how a riotous festival can be accessible
Seaweed is a superfood you can forage. Here’s how.
Seaweed is a superfood you can forage. Here’s how.
See America’s parks with those who first called them home
See America’s parks with those who first called them home
An island packed with adventure
An island packed with adventure
These fabled ‘ghost’ islands exist only in atlases
These fabled ‘ghost’ islands exist only in atlases
Why war zones need science too
Undaunted by Yemen’s civil war, National Geographic explorer Ella Al-Shamahi searches on the island of Socotra for traces of the earliest known humans to leave Africa.

Purification Lodge

Participants in a spiritual ceremony leave a purification lodge on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in this image from our photography archives.

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September 2022 Issue

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These Americans stepped up to help hold the country together
These Americans stepped up to help hold the country together
Meet the marvelous creatures that bring soil to life
Meet the marvelous creatures that bring soil to life
Ancient caravan kingdoms in Yemen threatened by civil war
Ancient caravan kingdoms in Yemen threatened by civil war
Cox’s Bazar, known as a refugee camp, is also a vacation site
Cox’s Bazar, known as a refugee camp, is also a vacation site
Snoozing in flower beds? Behold the bears of summer
Snoozing in flower beds? Behold the bears of summer

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