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Follow the monarch on its 3,000-mile journey across the continent Follow the monarch on its 3,000-mile journey across the continent Monarchs are actually toxic—and 5 other amazing butterfly ...

National Geographic's enterprising photographers have helped readers explore and learn about our beautiful world through their images for more than a century. Here is their best work from the past ...

Love them or hate them, hyenas are getting the last laugh Love them or hate them, hyenas are getting the last laugh Dementia has no cure. But there’s hope for better care. Dementia has no cure ...

From cardiovascular disease and obesity to a weakened immune system, the side effects of stress can be life-altering. But there may be a way to prevent those outcomes. This questionnaire—first ...

Why 'funga' is just as important as flora and fauna Why 'funga' is just as important as flora and fauna Mushroom leather? The future of fashion is closer than you think. Mushroom leather? The ...

A glass revolution is underway. Spoiler: it bends and bounces A glass revolution is underway. Spoiler: it bends and bounces Photographer Georgi Georgiev has his lens focused on the intimate lives ...