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How to find adventure (without the crowds) in Utah
How to find adventure (without the crowds) in Utah
Are more powerful vaccines coming? Shots targeting T cells show promise.
Are more powerful vaccines coming? Shots targeting T cells show promise.
Why China is using guard geese to uphold its zero-COVID policy
Why China is using guard geese to uphold its zero-COVID policy
How the first Earth Day ushered in a golden age of activism
How the first Earth Day ushered in a golden age of activism
NASA has been ignoring Uranus. That may soon change.
NASA has been ignoring Uranus. That may soon change.

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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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How to find adventure (without the crowds) in Utah
How to find adventure (without the crowds) in Utah
This city has more than 4,000 murals—and counting
This city has more than 4,000 murals—and counting
Dark sky tourism is on the rise across the U.S.
Dark sky tourism is on the rise across the U.S.
Discover the beauty of all 63 U.S. national parks
Discover the beauty of all 63 U.S. national parks
This Canadian river is legally a person. It’s not the only one.
This Canadian river is legally a person. It’s not the only one.
The Secret Life of Plants
National Geographic Explorer Nirupa Rao marries art and science to catalog and capture the magic of the unique flora of India’s Western Ghats.

Blooming Heather

Heather blooms across the Mar Lodge Estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in this image from our photography archives.

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May 2022 Issue

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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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