Though only a lucky few have experienced space for themselves, all of humanity has prospered due to space travel. For more than 50 years humanity has been active in space and
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Two veteran National Geographic photographers impart their tips on how to photograph animals in the wild. The name of the game in wildlife photography—whether you’re attempting to capture a herd of elephants on the Serengeti Plains or squirrels in your backyard—is patience. Wild animals are going to do what they’re going to do. Unfortunately, you can’t ask them to gaze this way, do something cute, or stand where the light is better. You have to be there, and ready, when they decide to appear cute or do something interesting. Be prepared to wait, and wait, and wait—it takes a long time to get good wildlife shots, even longer to create great ones. But it’s not wasted time. The longer you spend with an animal or a group of animals, the better you get to know them and their behaviors. You get to see the idiosyncrasies of different individuals, and you’ll get to
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The founding population of the current herds descends from a small number of animals from the Finno-Russian population that arrived in southern Sweden. Due to a small gene pool, the
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It's a new year and a new opportunity to work on the most important thing readers tell me they want to develop : emotional intelligence. . Yes, emotional intelligence can be
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Food waste is a huge issue, and it’s just being exacerbated by the fact that the busier we get, the less we pay attention to expiration dates in the kitchen
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Dreams have always been a huge mystery to mankind. We’ve always been mystified by our dreams and what they could possibly mean, if they have any meaning at all. Thanks to
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One of the biggest threats to the environment is the erosion of the sea’s population of coral reefs. One of the most common issues is when coral reefs are overwhelmed
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Off the coast of Dawrin Island in the Galapagos Islands stood Darwin’s Arch, a famous rock formation the formed a beautiful and iconic natural archway in the middle of the
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In June 2021, the UAE experienced extraordinarily hot temperates of over 112 degrees F, but right after that, the skies finally blessed the region with plenty of rain, courtesy of
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A new artificial intelligence system has been created that is able to sense the early markers of Alzhiemer’s Disease (AD) with 99% accuracy. The algorithm uses brain scans of older
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Although many of us believe it to be true, DNA is not just passed down from parent to child through reproduction. There are some cases in which genetic material can
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The Inspiration4 spacecraft returned to earth with its historic crew of 4 civilians who traveled to space for a 3-day expedition. It was the first spaceflight sent into orbit that
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There are some politicians who have floated (sorry about that) the idea of removing boats from the sea. Republican Delegate Candidate for Virginia Scott Pio wondered whether taking all the
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A rare in vitro fertilization (IVF) mixup caused two couples to raise one another’s babies for more than three months, according to the couples alleging in a lawsuit. So what
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Dogs are a whole lot smarter than people like to give credit to them. A new study has even shown that they will ignore us when they know that we