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Watch What Happens When Scavengers Find a Several-Ton Carcass

Huge animals play outsized roles in their ecosystems—even in death.

Tue Sep 11, 2018 09:23
Now This Is How You Find Disease Genes

When you read stories about scientists identifying a new link between Gene X and Disease Y, the underlying studies vary a lot in quality. At one extreme, you get papers which show that a variant of Gene X is common in a small group of people with Disease Y and not in healthy controls… and […]

Sat Jun 30, 2018 06:49
Gorgeous Panoramic Paintings of National Parks Now Online

The iconic illustrations by Austrian artist Heinrich Berann have been digitized in high resolution for the first time, three decades after they were created.

Fri Jun 29, 2018 16:43
Delusions of Infestation Aren't as Rare as You'd Think

More people are turning to entomologists to identify parasites they believe are crawling on their bodies, but which turn out not to be real.

Sat Jun 23, 2018 20:55
Explore Historic Mount Everest Expeditions Through National Geographic Maps

Sixty-five years after the first climbers summited Mount Everest, we look back on our most stunning maps of the mountain.

Wed May 30, 2018 10:29
Explore 100 Years of National Geographic Pull-Out Maps

A century ago, National Geographic magazine started creating supplement maps, designed to adorn walls and explore every corner of our Earth in intricate detail. Here are some of the best.

Tue May 15, 2018 22:07

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