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Can the basilica that inspired Notre Dame return to glory?

History & Culture
Can the basilica that inspired Notre Dame return to glory?
Can the basilica that inspired Notre Dame return to glory?

Searching for life across the planet’s frigid frontiers

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  • Perpetual Planet
Searching for life across the planet’s frigid frontiers
Searching for life across the planet’s frigid frontiers

These sunken ceramics ushered in a new era for archaeology

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  • From The Vault
These sunken ceramics ushered in a new era for archaeology
These sunken ceramics ushered in a new era for archaeology

How this 100-year-old sun compass unlocked polar exploration

  • History & Culture
  • From The Vault
How this 100-year-old sun compass unlocked polar exploration
How this 100-year-old sun compass unlocked polar exploration

The industrial waste site that glitters like a glacier

Environment
The industrial waste site that glitters like a glacier
The industrial waste site that glitters like a glacier

What should I do with this ancient Maya pot?

History & Culture
What should I do with this ancient Maya pot?
What should I do with this ancient Maya pot?

Is the grumpy-faced Texas horned lizard cute enough to survive?

Animals
Is the grumpy-faced Texas horned lizard cute enough to survive?
Is the grumpy-faced Texas horned lizard cute enough to survive?

‘Experience the wonder anew’ in National Geographic’s next chapter

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‘Experience the wonder anew’ in National Geographic’s next chapter
‘Experience the wonder anew’ in National Geographic’s next chapter

The oldest known city map is startlingly precise

History & Culture
The oldest known city map is startlingly precise
The oldest known city map is startlingly precise

The race to save secrets trapped in ice

Science
The race to save secrets trapped in ice
The race to save secrets trapped in ice

Tracking disease outbreaks to the ends of the Earth

  • Animals
  • Perpetual Planet
Tracking disease outbreaks to the ends of the Earth
Tracking disease outbreaks to the ends of the Earth

What it takes to tend the world’s deadliest garden

Science
What it takes to tend the world’s deadliest garden
What it takes to tend the world’s deadliest garden

Scientists are cracking the secrets of the world’s oldest tattoos

History & Culture
Scientists are cracking the secrets of the world’s oldest tattoos
Scientists are cracking the secrets of the world’s oldest tattoos

These incredible photos show you life from a bug’s perspective

  • Photography
  • Exposure
These incredible photos show you life from a bug’s perspective
These incredible photos show you life from a bug’s perspective

Ice hockey is flourishing in ... Nairobi

Photography
Ice hockey is flourishing in ... Nairobi
Ice hockey is flourishing in ... Nairobi
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