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From books and movies set in the country to quirky-but-true facts, Canada is a cool place (& we're not just talking about the ...
When Homo sapiens appeared some 300,000 years ago, at least six other human species already shared the planet. Here, in the studio of paleoartist John Gurche, are model representations of those ...
These are the best model rockets ahead of Amazon Prime Day, featuring NASA and Blue Origin, as well as STEM rockets, all ...
9 strange facts about turkeys to share at your Thanksgiving table. Did Ben Franklin really argue for turkeys to be the national symbol of the United States?
How to get kids eating: With a young daughter herself, Mosconi often makes what she calls the “elevated fish stick.” First dip a fish filet in a bowl of egg, then into a bowl of finely crushed ...
Chimpanzee moms are like us: They mourn, dote, and take 'me' time. New research is revealing more about chimp motherhood, vital knowledge that can help conserve the endangered species.
The never-before-seen footage of sea creatures struggling in fishing nets is featured in National Geographic’s new documentary Ocean with David Attenborough.
A National Geographic Explorer at Large, Medellín co-chairs the Bat Specialist Group, part of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Species Survival Commission, with Kingston.
“But we do have this human experiment that’s been going on with kids wearing masks at school, and we know that we haven’t seen those fears of health risks realized,” says Theresa Guilbert ...
The limestone cave of Liang Bua, on the Indonesian island of Flores, is widely known as the hobbit cave, the site where the surprisingly tiny and enormously controversial extinct human relative ...
Moons and other matter. More than 150 moons orbit worlds in our solar system. Known as natural satellites, they orbit planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and other debris.
Fun Pollinator Facts to Share This National Pollinator Week. Sonny Haugen. June 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM. ... Read below to learn some fun facts about the pollinators supporting our world!