On the trail of the elusive pangolin at a South African safari reserve
On a private game reserve in south africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, an unlikely creature is making a tentative comeback— and ...
The surprisingly fraught fight for a pet cat in Antarctica
The Antarctic continent is cold, dark, and desolate for much of the year, so scientists want a cuddly feline companion to ...
The famous bonsai forest that lives in Washington, D.C.
Goshin's creator died over 20 years ago but his remarkable work lives on with the precise directions he left behind.
Circular currents: Stemming the plastic tide in the Arctic
Once considered remote and pristine, the Arctic is now succumbing to a tide of plastic. In Norway, a monumental effort is underway to curb its spread.
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Scary, Squishy, Brainless, Beautiful: Inside the World of Jellyfish
This story appears in the October 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Moon jellies, which are found in shallow bays around the world, look like small, not entirely friendly ghosts.
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Woolly monkeys
What is a woolly monkey? An animal called a woolly monkey seems like it should live in the frozen north, not the sweltering Amazon Basin. But the thick coat of fur covering these large primates ...