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One of the world’s biggest sea snails at risk of extinction
One of the world’s biggest sea snails at risk of extinction
This week: Nowruz, Ada Lovelace, and Stan the T. rex
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This week: Nowruz, Ada Lovelace, and Stan the T. rex
The global roots of Marie-Antoinette’s secret garden
The global roots of Marie-Antoinette’s secret garden
CDC delayed disclosing likely COVID-19 animal spillover event
CDC delayed disclosing likely COVID-19 animal spillover event
Despite the warning ‘Iceberg, Right Ahead!’ Titanic was doomed
Despite the warning ‘Iceberg, Right Ahead!’ Titanic was doomed
How to spark your own 'Super Bloom' of Wildflowers
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Welcome to Earth

    A Disney+ original series from National Geographic, ’Welcome to Earth,’ follows Will Smith on an extraordinary adventure around the world. Throughout the six-part limited series produced by filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, Will is guided by explorers on an awe-inspiring journey, getting up close and personal with some of the most thrilling spectacles on the planet.
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    The global roots of Marie-Antoinette’s secret garden
    Dazzling rock formations stand where dinosaurs once roamed
    Dazzling rock formations stand where dinosaurs once roamed
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    What can we learn from Istanbul’s 3,000 mosques?
    The time flight attendants said: ‘Go fly yourself!’
    The time flight attendants said: ‘Go fly yourself!’
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    Turning old cell phones into forest guardian
    National Geographic Explorer Topher White has found that listening for the sounds of chain saws through hundreds of recycled cell phones might give us a chance to fight illegal logging.
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    Orchid Farm

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    April 2022 Issue

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    Can India clean up its holiest river?
    Can India clean up its holiest river?
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    The weird, wondrous world of seahorses
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    For these reenactors, patriotism is all about Abe
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    Ethereal images capture Ghana's adventurous fishermen
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