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The science of how lost dogs find their way home

Animals
The science of how lost dogs find their way home
The science of how lost dogs find their way home

These ants use moonlight to find their way home

Animals
These ants use moonlight to find their way home
These ants use moonlight to find their way home

Has Amelia Earhart’s plane really been found? 6 things to know

History & Culture
Has Amelia Earhart’s plane really been found? 6 things to know
Has Amelia Earhart’s plane really been found? 6 things to know

Why the 'Gate of Grief' is making headlines

History & Culture
Why the 'Gate of Grief' is making headlines
Why the 'Gate of Grief' is making headlines

Before you go hiking, read life-saving tips from first responders

Travel
Before you go hiking, read life-saving tips from first responders
Before you go hiking, read life-saving tips from first responders

This Polynesian canoe is set to voyage 43,000 miles

Travel
This Polynesian canoe is set to voyage 43,000 miles
This Polynesian canoe is set to voyage 43,000 miles

New Zealand’s quest to become a ‘dark sky nation’

Travel
New Zealand’s quest to become a ‘dark sky nation’
New Zealand’s quest to become a ‘dark sky nation’

This woman navigates the Pacific without technology

History & Culture
This woman navigates the Pacific without technology
This woman navigates the Pacific without technology

Sharks can navigate via Earth's magnetic field, study confirms for the first time

Animals
Sharks can navigate via Earth's magnetic field, study confirms for the first time
Sharks can navigate via Earth's magnetic field, study confirms for the first time

Bird migration is one of nature’s great wonders. Here’s how they do it.

Animals
Bird migration is one of nature’s great wonders. Here’s how they do it.
Bird migration is one of nature’s great wonders. Here’s how they do it.

240 men started Magellan's voyage around the world. Only 18 finished it.

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240 men started Magellan's voyage around the world. Only 18 finished it.
240 men started Magellan's voyage around the world. Only 18 finished it.

From dung beetles to seals, these animals navigate by the stars

Animals
From dung beetles to seals, these animals navigate by the stars
From dung beetles to seals, these animals navigate by the stars

Why dung beetles always know which way to go

Animals
Why dung beetles always know which way to go
Why dung beetles always know which way to go

Smartphones revolutionize our lives—but at what cost?

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  • Valley of the Boom
Smartphones revolutionize our lives—but at what cost?
Smartphones revolutionize our lives—but at what cost?

Excerpt: Pirate maps were the most valuable booty of all

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Excerpt: Pirate maps were the most valuable booty of all
Excerpt: Pirate maps were the most valuable booty of all
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