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National Geographic (formerly the National Geographic Magazine and branded also as NAT GEO) is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about science, geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its thick square-bound glossy format with a yellow rectangular border and its extensive use of dramatic photographs. Controlling interest in the magazine has been held by The Walt Disney Company since 2019.Source

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Exclusive: Buddy, first dog to test positive for COVID-19 in the U.S., has died

Even though the German shepherd likely had cancer, his health records show how little we know about animals and the coronavirus. Buddy liked dog stuff: running through the sprinklers, going on long car rides, swimming in the lake. He cuddled the Mahoneys—his owners and family—at the end of tough days. He humored them when they dressed him up as a bunny for Halloween. He was a protective big brother to 10-month-old Duke, the family’s other German shepherd. He loved everyone. He lived up to his name. In mid-April, right before his seventh birthday, Buddy began struggling to breathe. Six...…Even though the German shepherd likely had cancer, his health records show how little we know about animals and the coronavirus. Buddy liked dog stuff: running through the sprinklers, going on long car rides, swimming in the lake. He cuddled the Mahoneys—his owners and family—at the end of tough days. He humored them when they dressed him up as a bunny for Halloween. He was a protective big brother to 10-month-old Duke, the family’s other German shepherd. He loved everyone. He lived up to his name. In mid-April, right before his seventh birthday, Buddy began struggling to breathe. Six...

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NASA's newest Mars rover begins its journey to hunt for alien life

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Here's what COVID-19 does to a child's body

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When Hubble Stared at Nothing for 100 Hours

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Pompeii's most recent finds reveal new clues to city's destruction

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Prickly porcupines mate without hurting each other. Here’s how.

Behind every baby porcupine, there’s a reproduction ritual that involves tree fights, urine squirts, and covering quills during copulation. As an observer of the North American porcupine for more than 30 years, Uldis Roze has no idea how many times he has heard this joke. How do porcupines reproduce? Very carefully. That answer is “correct, but not very enlightening,” says Roze, a professor emeritus of biology at New York’s Queens College. In reality, the mating ritual of the quill-covered Erethizon dorsatum is quite elaborate, protracted, and … damp. The species’ annual mating season...…Behind every baby porcupine, there’s a reproduction ritual that involves tree fights, urine squirts, and covering quills during copulation. As an observer of the North American porcupine for more than 30 years, Uldis Roze has no idea how many times he has heard this joke. How do porcupines reproduce? Very carefully. That answer is “correct, but not very enlightening,” says Roze, a professor emeritus of biology at New York’s Queens College. In reality, the mating ritual of the quill-covered Erethizon dorsatum is quite elaborate, protracted, and … damp. The species’ annual mating season...

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Sacred Arizona spring drying up as border wall construction continues

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25 years after returning to Yellowstone, wolves have helped stabilize the ecosystem

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American tourists are banned from Europe, but not these countries

July 7, 2020The bad news: if you’re an American traveler, you won’t be going on thatbiking trip through Tuscany or munching croissants in Paris. At least notthis summer. When the European Union opened to visitors on July 1 aftermonths of coronavirus lockdowns, the U.S. didn’t make the list of 14 countriesallowed tourist entry. The E.U.’s calculus was complicated; in short, itaims to reduce the risk of COVID spikes.The good news, at least for Americans with wanderlust: U.S. passport holderscan still visit multiple countries in the Caribbean, many states in (though its land border remains...…July 7, 2020The bad news: if you’re an American traveler, you won’t be going on thatbiking trip through Tuscany or munching croissants in Paris. At least notthis summer. When the European Union opened to visitors on July 1 aftermonths of coronavirus lockdowns, the U.S. didn’t make the list of 14 countriesallowed tourist entry. The E.U.’s calculus was complicated; in short, itaims to reduce the risk of COVID spikes.The good news, at least for Americans with wanderlust: U.S. passport holderscan still visit multiple countries in the Caribbean, many states in (though its land border remains...

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Education interrupted. Years lost. Students face 'cruelty' of new visa policy

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Keystone XL stalls—again—along with other pipeline projects

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Horseshoe crab blood is key to making a COVID-19 vaccine—but the ecosystem may suffer.

July 2, 2020Each spring, guided by the ,hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs clamber onto beaches across theU.S. mid-Atlantic to lay their eggs. For hungry birds, it’s a cornucopia.For drug companies, it’s a crucial resource for making human medicinessafe.That’s because these animals’ milky-blue blood provides the only knownnatural source of limulus amebocyte lysate, a substance that detects acontaminant called endotoxin. If even tiny amounts of endotoxin—a typeof bacterial toxin—make their way into ,injectable drugs, or other sterile pharmaceuticals such as artificialknees and hips,...…July 2, 2020Each spring, guided by the ,hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs clamber onto beaches across theU.S. mid-Atlantic to lay their eggs. For hungry birds, it’s a cornucopia.For drug companies, it’s a crucial resource for making human medicinessafe.That’s because these animals’ milky-blue blood provides the only knownnatural source of limulus amebocyte lysate, a substance that detects acontaminant called endotoxin. If even tiny amounts of endotoxin—a typeof bacterial toxin—make their way into ,injectable drugs, or other sterile pharmaceuticals such as artificialknees and hips,...

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DNA reveals Native American presence in Polynesia centuries before Europeans arrived

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Sparrows are singing a new song, in a rapid, unprecedented shift

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These worm-like amphibians may have venomous saliva

July 3, 2020Toothy worm-like creatures called havesmooth, shiny skin and already look a lot like .Still, scientists were surprised to discover some of these legless animalsmay have venomous saliva—possibly the first example ever found in .Nearly 200 caecilian species wiggle through tropical forests the worldover, ranging from the 3.5-inch-long Idiocranium russell in Cameroonto the nearly five-foot-long giant known as inColombia.Most of the animals dwell underground, which is why “caecilians are maybethe most unknown group of vertebrates,” says ,an evolutionary biologist at the Butantan...…July 3, 2020Toothy worm-like creatures called havesmooth, shiny skin and already look a lot like .Still, scientists were surprised to discover some of these legless animalsmay have venomous saliva—possibly the first example ever found in .Nearly 200 caecilian species wiggle through tropical forests the worldover, ranging from the 3.5-inch-long Idiocranium russell in Cameroonto the nearly five-foot-long giant known as inColombia.Most of the animals dwell underground, which is why “caecilians are maybethe most unknown group of vertebrates,” says ,an evolutionary biologist at the Butantan...

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