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Trace your ancestry back over 60,000 years, as written in your genes.
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As small as the world seems in the modern era, its true size becomes startlingly apparent when you unlock the stories of each individual country.
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Witness the transcendent yet vulnerable wilderness of the Kronotsky Reserve, a fiercely protected area graced with hissing geysers, rumbling volcanoes, and uninterrupted flora and fauna.
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Blazes consume mountains and streak across hillsides in this gallery showing the fires that shape our land and the devastation they can leave behind.
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For Washington, D.C., the quadrennial inauguration on January 20th is the Oscars, Olympics, and New Year's Eve all rolled up into one. Here we've gathered tips and links to online planning tools that should make your trip logistics flow smoothly.
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In the darkened depths of the ocean, being partially invisible can have major evolutionary benefits. See some of the least see-able creatures on Earth.
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Explore life on Earth through space and time with this one-of-a-kind experience.
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Take a closer look at what our planet has been doing for the past few billion years.
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Founded in 1888 to "increase and diffuse geographic knowledge," the Society works to inspire people to care about the planet.
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Get classroom products, lesson plans, and activities, prepare for the Geographic Bee, help kids learn about the world, and more.
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