The viral “chonk” polar bear is a climate parable
The whale was already dead when the polar bear found it. The photos that followed — a colossal bear, cheeks…
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Jirishanca and Mituraju: Twin Spires of Peru’s Huayhuash
They rise like serrated cathedrals above a chain of turquoise lakes, their ice flutings catching the first light in a…
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What That Mysterious Beach Foam Really Means for You
The shoreline looks frosted, a wind-sculpted blanket of bubbles racing up the sand. It smells faintly briny, pops softly underfoot,…
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Inside the Eye of a Firenado: Science, Heat, Fury
It looks like a portal torn open in the sky: a twisting column of flame clawing upward, devouring air with…
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Popocatépetl’s Fiery Pulse Disrupts Skies Over Central Mexico
A tower of ash lifts from the crown of Popocatépetl and tugs at the region’s routines—rerouting planes, dusting towns, and…
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Inside Australia’s ‘Firehawks’ That Wield Flames to Hunt Prey
They are not mythical phoenixes, and they are not a social-media hoax. In Australia’s tropical savannas, several raptor species have…
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Face to Face With Brazil’s Elusive Maned Wolf in the Cerrado
In Brazil’s Cerrado, a fleeting encounter with a rare predator In the pale light between night and day, a rust-red…
