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The desert is getting too hot for Joshua trees. Can we move them?

Environment

The desert is getting too hot for Joshua trees. Can we move them?

How this photographer captured 129 portraits of fire survivors

Photography

How this photographer captured 129 portraits of fire survivors

How smart cities are being reinvented after natural disasters

Environment

How smart cities are being reinvented after natural disasters

A year after L.A.'s wildfires, survivors share their stories

Environment

A year after L.A.'s wildfires, survivors share their stories

How to visit Maui responsibly in 2026

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How to visit Maui responsibly in 2026

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Animals

‘Rescuing’ baby animals may amount to kidnapping
- Animals
‘Rescuing’ baby animals may amount to kidnapping
This fish has cloned itself for 100,000 years
- Animals
This fish has cloned itself for 100,000 years
How to see the majestic migration of sandhill cranes this spring
- Animals
How to see the majestic migration of sandhill cranes this spring
These frog mating calls may also serve as weather reports
- Animals
These frog mating calls may also serve as weather reports
Here's why gulls try so hard to steal your food
- Animals
Here's why gulls try so hard to steal your food
Will humans and animals ever be able to converse?
- Animals
Will humans and animals ever be able to converse?

Environment

Where to find the first flowers of spring
- Environment
Where to find the first flowers of spring
Alaska's melting glaciers are revealing long-lost frozen bodies
- Environment
Alaska's melting glaciers are revealing long-lost frozen bodies
What it takes to land a plane on a runway made entirely of ice
- Adventure
What it takes to land a plane on a runway made entirely of ice
Yosemite's firefall has returned. Here's how to see it.
- Environment
Yosemite's firefall has returned. Here's how to see it.
The desert is getting too hot for Joshua trees. Can we move them?
- Environment
The desert is getting too hot for Joshua trees. Can we move them?
How clean-air scientists purify their homes
- Environment
How clean-air scientists purify their homes
Scientists record coldest ocean temperature in Earth's history
- Environment
Scientists record coldest ocean temperature in Earth's history
Inside spogomi, the growing competitive sport of picking up trash
- Environment
Inside spogomi, the growing competitive sport of picking up trash
The uncertain future of the world's most expensive spice
- Environment
The uncertain future of the world's most expensive spice
A marine scientist explains why she eats seafood—even octopus
- Environment
A marine scientist explains why she eats seafood—even octopus
What is black ice? The science behind the winter threat
- Environment
What is black ice? The science behind the winter threat
See a ghost 'fairyland' forest reemerge in Florida
- Environment
See a ghost 'fairyland' forest reemerge in Florida

History & Culture

See our drone footage of the crowning of the Sagrada Família
- History & Culture
See our drone footage of the crowning of the Sagrada Família
Et tu, Brute? The real story of Brutus’ betrayal of Caesar
- History & Culture
Et tu, Brute? The real story of Brutus’ betrayal of Caesar
Can this medieval shipwreck rewrite ancient history?
- History & Culture
Can this medieval shipwreck rewrite ancient history?
Britain’s greatest naval hero left a riddle with his 'final' words
- History & Culture
Britain’s greatest naval hero left a riddle with his 'final' words
What Apollo 11 astronauts said when they got to the moon
- History & Culture
- From The Vault
What Apollo 11 astronauts said when they got to the moon
Murderer or a martyr? The tragic life of Mary, Queen of Scots
- History & Culture
Murderer or a martyr? The tragic life of Mary, Queen of Scots

Science

How to see 110 deep-sky wonders in one night
- Science
- Night Sky Guide
How to see 110 deep-sky wonders in one night
This scientist is racing to predict deadly volcanic mudslides
- Science
This scientist is racing to predict deadly volcanic mudslides
In a first, NASA changed an asteroid’s orbit around the sun
- Science
In a first, NASA changed an asteroid’s orbit around the sun
Ancient hunter-gatherers ate their fruits and veggies
- Science
Ancient hunter-gatherers ate their fruits and veggies
Tiny teeth deepen debate over primate origins
- Science
Tiny teeth deepen debate over primate origins
A ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse is coming—here’s when to watch
- Science
A ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse is coming—here’s when to watch

Travel

What's new in U.S. cities for 2026—and how to experience it
- Travel
What's new in U.S. cities for 2026—and how to experience it
Singapore layover? Here’s how to spend 12 hours in Lion City
- Travel
Singapore layover? Here’s how to spend 12 hours in Lion City
Everything to know about Rocky Mountain National Park
- Travel
Everything to know about Rocky Mountain National Park
Visit Chile's island of female chefs
- Travel
Visit Chile's island of female chefs
Best places to see cherry blossoms in the U.S.
- Travel
Best places to see cherry blossoms in the U.S.
Which of these Spanish Canary Islands should you visit?
- Travel
Which of these Spanish Canary Islands should you visit?