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The science of how lost dogs find their way home

Animals

The science of how lost dogs find their way home

The science of how lost dogs find their way home

These ants use moonlight to find their way home

Animals

These ants use moonlight to find their way home

These ants use moonlight to find their way home

Has Amelia Earhart’s plane really been found? 6 things to know

History & Culture

Has Amelia Earhart’s plane really been found? 6 things to know

Has Amelia Earhart’s plane really been found? 6 things to know

Why the 'Gate of Grief' is making headlines

History & Culture

Why the 'Gate of Grief' is making headlines

Why the 'Gate of Grief' is making headlines

Before you go hiking, read life-saving tips from first responders

Travel

Before you go hiking, read life-saving tips from first responders

Before you go hiking, read life-saving tips from first responders

This Polynesian canoe is set to voyage 43,000 miles

Travel

This Polynesian canoe is set to voyage 43,000 miles

This Polynesian canoe is set to voyage 43,000 miles

New Zealand’s quest to become a ‘dark sky nation’

Travel

New Zealand’s quest to become a ‘dark sky nation’

New Zealand’s quest to become a ‘dark sky nation’

This woman navigates the Pacific without technology

History & Culture

This woman navigates the Pacific without technology

This woman navigates the Pacific without technology

Sharks can navigate via Earth's magnetic field, study confirms for the first time

Animals

Sharks can navigate via Earth's magnetic field, study confirms for the first time

Sharks can navigate via Earth's magnetic field, study confirms for the first time

Bird migration is one of nature’s great wonders. Here’s how they do it.

Animals

Bird migration is one of nature’s great wonders. Here’s how they do it.

Bird migration is one of nature’s great wonders. Here’s how they do it.

240 men started Magellan's voyage around the world. Only 18 finished it.

History Magazine

240 men started Magellan's voyage around the world. Only 18 finished it.

240 men started Magellan's voyage around the world. Only 18 finished it.

From dung beetles to seals, these animals navigate by the stars

Animals

From dung beetles to seals, these animals navigate by the stars

From dung beetles to seals, these animals navigate by the stars

Why dung beetles always know which way to go

Animals

Why dung beetles always know which way to go

Why dung beetles always know which way to go

Smartphones revolutionize our lives—but at what cost?

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Valley of the Boom

Smartphones revolutionize our lives—but at what cost?

Smartphones revolutionize our lives—but at what cost?

Excerpt: Pirate maps were the most valuable booty of all

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All Over the Map

Excerpt: Pirate maps were the most valuable booty of all

Excerpt: Pirate maps were the most valuable booty of all

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