With Laredo facing triple-digit temperatures this weekend, city and health officials are urging residents to stay safe, ...

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Surveyors combed canyons and the upper reaches of Tucson's Saguaro National Park to find rare plants, some thought to be extinct locally, and new plant species.

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A team of paleontologists led by National Geographic Explorer Paul Sereno uncovered a trove of dinosaur fossils in the Sahara ...

That’s Shawnee National Forest for you—a sprawling 289,000-acre paradise tucked away in southern Illinois near Herod that somehow remains one of America’s most underrated natural wonders.

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"We're the future generation to take care of our planet." Teen recognized by National Geographic for raising awareness about ...

A spirit of defiance and a mysterious culture endure on the French island of Corsica, intertwined with the timeless beauty of ...

A new study suggests that plants deceive their neighbors using fungi, faking warning signals in order to compete.

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Pesticides, habitat loss, and light pollution are threatening firefly populations worldwide, but even in urban areas, some ...