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National Geographic looked at more than 3,000 Instagram posts for our recent hashtag challenge to find the 10 most inspiring ...

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For the average person, trying to avoid plastics can feel overwhelming—and maybe pointless. Our writer asked two experts how ...

Few complete skeletons remain of this gentle behemoth, who was destroyed by explorers and fur traders in the Arctic.

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Now, a new DNA analysis of a sprawling set of ancient feline remains reveal that the precursors to modern housecats ...