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Why deforestation matters—and what we can do to stop it
WEBDec 7, 2022 · Stopping deforestation before it reaches a critical point will play a key role in avoiding the next zoonotic pandemic. A November 2022 study showed that when bats struggle to find suitable habitat ...
How the Holocaust happened in plain sight - National Geographic
WEBJanuary 27, 2023. • 13 min read. Six million Jews murdered. Millions more stripped of their livelihoods, their communities, their families, even their names. The horrors of the Holocaust are ...
National Geographic Magazine
WEBNational Geographic Society + Rolex. Our innovative partnership supports exploration of some of the most extreme environments on the planet to gain insights into the systems that support life on ...
Great Wall of China UNESCO World Heritage Site - National …
WEBFeb 5, 2018 · A recent government mapping project revealed that the entire Great Wall structure spans some 5,500 miles (8,850 kilometers) from the Korean border west into the Gobi desert. Of that total 3,889 ...
Axolotl - National Geographic
WEBAs legend has it, the axolotl is the Aztec god of fire and lightning, Xolotl, which disguised himself as a salamander to avoid being sacrificed. But these Mexican amphibians are impressive enough ...
Travel - National Geographic
WEBFind facts, photos, information and history, travel videos, flags, and maps of countries and cities of the world from National Geographic.
Our solar system: The sun information and facts - National …
WEBSep 15, 2018 · At about 864,000 miles (1.4 million kilometers) wide, the sun is 109 times wider than Earth, and it accounts for more than 99.8 percent of the solar system's total mass. If it was a hollow ball ...
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa erupts for the first time in 38 years. What …
WEBNovember 28, 2022. • 8 min read. After a 38-year period of calm—the longest in its recorded history—Hawaii’s Mauna Loa has reawakened. At approximately 11:30 p.m. local time on Sunday ...
Renewable energy, facts and information - National Geographic
WEBJan 30, 2019 · Hydropower: For centuries, people have harnessed the energy of river currents, using dams to control water flow. Hydropower is the world's biggest source of renewable energy by far, with China ...