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National Geographic Magazine – September 2024

September 2024 Issue

National Geographic Magazine (August 14, 2024) The new issue features ‘The Deep Frontier’ – How cutting-edge technology is expanding what we know about the undersea environment…

How to bring a 75-foot-long dinosaur back to life

A team of scientists and artists transformed a jumble of bones entombed in tons of rock into a towering dinosaur that will leave visitors to L.A.’s Natural History Museum wonderstruck.

What life is like when your brain can’t recognize faces

The common neurological disorder affects roughly 2 percent of the population. Author Sadie Dingfelder shares her perspective navigating the world with it.

National Geographic Magazine – August 2024

National Geographic Magazine (July 16, 2024) The new issue features ‘Rebirth Of The Seine’ – Inside France’s efforts to restore the iconic river to its former glory, in time for the Olympics…

Paris made an Olympic-sized effort to clean up the Seine—did they succeed?

For centuries, the Seine River has been Paris’s dumping ground. A billion-dollar cleanup is trying to make it swimmable again.

How the Seine River shaped the city of Paris

The history of Paris is inextricably linked to the river that flows through its center—from Neolithic settlement to this year’s Olympic games.

Meet the ancient goddess of the Seine River: Sequana

The opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics will take place on the fabled French waterway. But did you know it was named for a Gallo-Roman deity?

National Geographic Magazine – June 2024

June 2024 Issue

National Geographic Magazine (May 15, 2024) The new issue features ‘Stress’ – What we’re learning about the way stress affects us. And how we can minimize the damage.

Can scientists ‘solve’ stress? They’re trying.

Three young girls eat bowls of cereal at the dining table as their mother and father stand distracted in the back of a cluttered kitchen.

From cardiovascular disease and obesity to a weakened immune system, the side effects of stress can be life-altering. But there may be a way to prevent those outcomes.

ByYudhijit Bhattacharjee

Does meditation actually work? Here’s what the science says.

Research is finally catching up to the idea that meditation—which has been practiced for millennia—also provides many health benefits, including managing stress and anxiety.

National Geographic Magazine – March 2024

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National Geographic Magazine (February 14, 2024) The new issue features ‘The Hidden World of Hyenas – Why these misunderstood – and maligned – animals are one of Africa’s most successful predators…

These creatures of the ‘twilight zone’ are vital to our oceans

With with big eyes and very long teeth.

The species help harness carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, deep in the ocean, but much is still unknown about this region and its fascinating inhabitants.

Love them or hate them, hyenas are getting the last laugh

The spotted hyena is Africa’s most successful predator—and one of its most misunderstood animals. But decades of cutting edge research is yielding greater understanding, respect, and protection.

Safaris: Lions, Leopards & Cheetahs Of The Serengeti

Ella McKendrick Films (September 17, 2023) – Today we’re in the heart of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, on the search for Tanzania’s notorious predators – lions, leopards, hyenas and cheetahs. However, finding these iconic animals on our safari is proving more challenging than I expected.