Farmers in Brazil are restoring biodiversity to grow resilient crops
National Geographic photographer Rena Effendi visited Brazil to document how one family...
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These glowing seas have baffled sailors for centuries. Science may finally have answers.
“Milky seas” are one of the rarest reported forms of bioluminescence. A new scientific...
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Forget your carbon footprint—your climate shadow is what really matters
How big is your climate shadow? The concept is emerging to replace the carbon footprint—which...
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Three new snake species discovered in graveyards
Native to southern Ecuador, the newfound serpents belong to a little-studied group of snakes that...
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What’s the oldest tree on Earth—and will it survive climate change?
Bristlecone pines in the western U.S. have been alive for nearly 5,000 years, but an upstart...
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How to compost—and why it’s good for the environment
About a third of the food produced around the world goes to waste, and much of it ends up in...
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What climate change means for the future of coffee and other popular foods
By the year 2050, the world’s agricultural landscape could look very different than it looks now....
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Could crushed rocks absorb enough carbon to curb global warming?
Scuba divers clean the outside of a mesocosm with brushes to minimize algae growing on the outside...
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How one image captures 21 hours of a volcanic eruption
Photographer Stephen Wilkes documented Iceland’s fiery peak as day turned to night, merging 70...
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6 sensational places to see wildlife in India
Beyond India’s buzzing cities nature lovers can discover serene sanctuaries teeming with wildlife....
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Why climate change is still the greatest threat to human health
People around the world are witnessing firsthand how climate change can wreak havoc on the planet....
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First-ever study of all Amazon greenhouse gases suggest the forest is worsening climate change
The first broad look at all of the gases that affect how the Amazon works—not just CO2—reveals a...
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We’re turning to offbeat foods to survive a harsher climate
Bambara groundnuts and weeds may not be at the top of most menus, but scientists hunting for wild...
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Fast-melting Arctic ice poses many threats—not all what you’d expect
In the spring of 2018, my husband and I went to the Arctic on a National Geographic expedition....
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New fossils offer rare glimpse at life after a global apocalypse
A split rock known as a concretion reveals the cross-section of a skull from a vertebrate that...
Read MoreBumblebees bite plants to make them flower early, surprising scientists
How it actually works remains a mystery, but if replicated by humans, it could be a boon for agriculture. BUMBLEBEES AREN’T MERELY bumbling around our gardens. They’re actively assessing the plants, determining which flowers...
Read MoreYes, Animals Think And Feel. Here’s How We Know.
The author of a new book also says that animals can feel empathy, like the humpback whale that rescued a seal. Do animals feel empathy? Does an elephant have consciousness? Can a dog plan ahead? These are some of the questions...
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Ginkgo trees nearly went extinct. Here’s how we saved these ‘living fossils.’
These ancient trees persisted for nearly 200 million years until they all but vanished. Now they...
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A heat wave thawed Siberia’s tundra. Now, it’s on fire.
For months, Siberia has been experiencing extreme heat due to a combination of persistent sunny...
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