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A hearing in Namibia set for April 3 could decide whether ReconAfrica's drilling permit, extended last year until 2025, will be revoked on.natgeo.com/3JPbTEZ

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On this week’s episode of #OverheardNatGeo, a war photographer reflects on his career while kayaking one of the most dangerous lakes in the world on.natgeo.com/3KewDaz

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“Nature is just continuously surprising us." on.natgeo.com/3LRBkbD

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Trying to judge the success or failure of Yatir, Israel's largest human-made forest, depends on the way you define success on.natgeo.com/3Kajazx

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While the author stayed single, Austen used her keen powers of observation to fill her novels with juicy insights into how the gentry flirted, courted, and coupled in 19th-century England on.natgeo.com/40kMCtr

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In Singapore, a new trail and national monument explore Sentosa Island’s past as a pirate haven and military complex—well before it became a popular family getaway on.natgeo.com/40Kqsk9

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In 1998, the first of many Roman-era ships was unearthed in the ‘Pompeii of the sea.’ Archaeologists wanted to know how they got there on.natgeo.com/3zabZ4W

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Each parks’ rules are different, and for many, confusing. Here’s what to know to snag a coveted spot on.natgeo.com/3TL1O0p

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Bears in the Northern Rockies are feasting on as many as 40,000 moths a day! Learn more about these grizzlies—and why they're relying on moths as a food source. on.natgeo.com/3KakxPE
Video by Steven Gnam

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To fall and stay asleep, over six million American adults are turning to melatonin supplements, but dosing can vary wildly from what’s printed on the label. Here’s how to use it safely on.natgeo.com/3z9bfxh

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While scientists have a clear understanding of how climate change will influence disasters like floods and fires, the influence it has on tornadoes is under investigation on.natgeo.com/3M0HvdD

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The punishment is the most drastic step available under the global treaty that regulates wildlife and comes after repeated warnings to Mexico about the need to better protect the vaquita and totoaba on.natgeo.com/3TOXltm

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Here’s what to know about what climate change is doing to our mental health and what can be done to treat it on.natgeo.com/3nsRwWo

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The fate of Europe hung in the balance 80 years ago during one of the fiercest sea battles in modern history: the Battle of the Atlantic on.natgeo.com/3FPU9bi

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One of these chunky rocks or balls of ice could eventually slam into Earth and change the planet irreversibly. Here’s what you need to know about them—and whether they are a serious risk on.natgeo.com/40EtZQG

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Some mice have microbes in their guts that motivate them to exercise more, according to a recent study. Could the same be true for humans? on.natgeo.com/3TLw2jO

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In 1998, the first of many Roman-era ships was unearthed in the ‘Pompeii of the sea.’ Archaeologists wanted to know how they got there on.natgeo.com/3TNPwo7

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With its sharp hooks and toxic venom, the giant centipede is a deadly foe

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In Singapore, a new trail and national monument explore Sentosa Island’s past as a pirate haven and military complex—well before it became a popular family getaway on.natgeo.com/3ZdbW3b

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By 2050 Africa’s most populous nation could have nearly 400 million people squeezed into a country one-tenth the size of the United States on.natgeo.com/3ZjZvTh

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Baby leafy greens are grown in a vertical farm using reusable substrate on which seeds are laid in Newark, New Jersey, USA

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Embrace spring with these fleeting blooms around the world on.natgeo.com/3FTf39H

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How do you turn mist into usable water? See how scarcity inspires ingenuity in parched Lima, Peru on.natgeo.com/3lJQmFI

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When sevengill shark carcasses with pectoral tears and missing livers began washing up on the South African coast, questions abounded. Then a marine biologist found something: orca tooth impressions on.natgeo.com/3LTdYCy

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After years of mourning for the lost lives, the desecrated temple will undergo extensive reconstruction to create a place to help eliminate antisemitism and tell a story of redemption on.natgeo.com/3ZfrhAi

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The fate of Europe hung in the balance 80 years ago during one of the fiercest sea battles in modern history: the Battle of the Atlantic on.natgeo.com/3LMAi0x

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Here’s what to know about what climate change is doing to our mental health and what can be done to treat it on.natgeo.com/3z4ijem

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The olive ridley sea turtle nests on the shores of Costa Rica in groups of thousands.
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The Japanese sakura trees made their way to America's capital with help from a few unlikely adventurers and advocates on.natgeo.com/3nkFkqW