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Publications

National Geographic

Science

How Rats Became an Inescapable Part of City Living

“Rats are our shadow selves.”

Emma Marris National Geographic Mar 2019 20min Permalink

Science Travel

The Big Meltdown

A report from Antartica, where the ecosystem is changing so fast scientists have no idea what will come next.

Craig Welch National Geographic Oct 2018 20min Permalink

Science

Katie's New Face

At 18, Katie Stubblefield lost her face. At 21, she became the youngest person in the U.S. to undergo the still experimental procedure to get a new one.

Joanna Connors National Geographic Aug 2018 40min Permalink

Science Health

While We Sleep, Our Mind Goes on an Amazing Journey

We know more about sleep than we ever have and we’ve never been worse at it.

Michael Finkel National Geographic Jul 2018 30min Permalink

Science

There's No Scientific Basis for Race

It’s a made-up label.

Elizabeth Kolbert National Geographic Mar 2018 10min Permalink

Science

Inside the Eye: Nature’s Most Exquisite Creation

How animals see.

Ed Yong National Geographic Feb 2016 20min Permalink

Science Health

How Science Is Unlocking the Secrets of Addiction

Not long ago the idea of repairing the brain’s wiring to fight addiction would have seemed far-fetched. But advances in neuroscience have upended conventional notions about addiction—what it is, what can trigger it, and why quitting is so tough.

Fran Smith National Geographic Sep 2017 20min Permalink

World

Why Many Young Russians See a Hero in Putin

“Those who were born in the U.S.S.R. and those born after its collapse do not share a common experience,” wrote Svetlana Alexievich, who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 2015. “It’s like they’re from different planets.”

Julia Ioffee National Geographic Nov 2016 15min Permalink

World

Surviving the Fall of ISIS

Life in Mosul.

James Verini National Geographic Oct 2016 45min Permalink

Science

Are We Losing the Grand Canyon?

On a 650-mile trek, two adventurers faced danger and hardship—and saw how development could spoil an American icon.

Kevin Fedarko National Geographic Aug 2016 20min Permalink

Science

Homo Naledi

The discovery of a new human ancestor, hidden in a hard-to-access cave.

Jamie Shreeve National Geographic Sep 2015 20min Permalink

Science

Thinking Like a Dolphin

The question for researchers isn’t “How smart are dolphins?” It’s “How are dolphins smart?”

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Joshua Foer National Geographic Apr 2015 20min Permalink

World

Moscow: Opulent, Overwhelming, and Pulsing With Power

It’s the “City of the Big Automobile,” raw and beautiful at once.

Jeffrey Tayler National Geographic Mar 2015 Permalink

Science

Luminous Life

In the deep ocean, a swimming sea-worm called a “green bomber” can throw sacs of light when attacked.

Olivia Judson National Geographic Mar 2015 10min Permalink

Science

Why Do Many Reasonable People Doubt Science?

Trying to make sense our current age of disbelief.

Joel Achenbach National Geographic Feb 2015 15min Permalink

Science

The First Year

A baby’s brain needs love to develop.

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee National Geographic Dec 2014 15min Permalink

Science

Almost Human

On spear-wielding chimps who hunt for meat.

Mary Roach National Geographic Apr 2008 20min Permalink

World Travel

The Nuclear Tourist

Visiting the site of the Chernobyl meltdown.

George Johnson National Geographic Oct 2014 10min Permalink

Science

Deadly Contact

When animals infect us.

David Quammen National Geographic Oct 2007 20min Permalink

Science

The Dogs of War

On America’s combat canines and their handlers.

Michael Paterniti National Geographic Jun 2014 20min Permalink

Wild Obsession

The perilous attraction of owning exotic pets.

Lauren Slater National Geographic Apr 2014 20min Permalink

Remember This

Inside the minds of two people, one with the world’s best memory and one with the world’s worst.

Joshua Foer National Geographic Nov 2007 20min Permalink

Business World

Far From Home

On the foreign workers of Dubai, who now make up 90 percent of the city’s population.

Cynthia Gorney National Geographic Jan 2014 20min Permalink

Science

The Case of the Missing Ancestor

A cave in Russia, a long-lost tip of a pinkie bone, and the discovery of a new kind of human being.

Jamie Shreeve National Geographic Jul 2013 15min Permalink

Travel

To Walk the World, Part One

A writer embarks on a seven-year trek from Africa to Tierra Del Fuego.

Paul Salopek National Geographic Dec 2013 20min Permalink

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