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These beetles eat rotting flesh—and could unlock the next generation of antibiotics
For example, to feed its young, it scavenges small pathogen-laden dead animals like mice ... this story appears in the May 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine. The nonprofit National ...
Portraits of San Diego: a culture of happiness
San Diego stands out as one of the happiest places to live, with sunny year-round weather, expansive coastlines, locally ...
This pig could save your life
For decades, scientists and surgeons around the world have been trying to solve the organ donor crisis. The answer could be ...
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The world’s rarest penguins don’t fear the heat. Here's how they learned to embrace it.
Both animals occupy fissures in the coastline ... of Washington’s Center for Ecosystem Sentinels and a National Geographic Explorer. “They’re comical, they’re curious, they’re endearing.” ...
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These birds are keeping a record of humanity—one wrapper at a time
An advertisement for the 1994 World Cup, fast food wrappers, COVID-19 masks—what birds used to build their nests reflects a world with more plastic. A coot bird in London on a nest made of twigs ...
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Officials surprised to find major public works project completed by wild animals: 'Better than when we design it on paper'
"The places where they build dams are always chosen just right." Officials surprised to find major public works project ...
From spiders to snakes, these are some of New Jersey's most venomous animals
From spiders to snakes, these are some of New Jersey's most venomous animals, and what to do if you come in contact with them ...
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What exactly is brain fog? Here’s what scientists are finding out.
intramural clinical director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. “If the brain isn’t functioning properly, people call it brain fog.” Yet experts distinguish ...
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The shingles vaccine may reduce your dementia risk—here's why
A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be protective against developing dementia. While there is currently no ...
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Archaeologists found another Egyptian royal tomb—but who does it belong to?
The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history. Archaeologists from Egypt and the U.S. unearthed the tomb ...
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Penguins are incredibly resilient—and these explorers are revealing their secrets
Pablo “Popi” García Borboroglu and Bertie Gregory have been named the 2025 Rolex National Geographic Explorers of the Year. Borboroglu has been an Explorer since receiving the National ...
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How Antarctica’s penguins became nature’s daredevils
They also can remain submerged for over 20 minutes. PHOTOGRAPH BY Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Image Collection By mid-December, as the Antarctic summer approaches, the chicks have started to ...