The 'ugly' blobfish doesn't look like this—when it's underwater
So, blobfish don’t really look like melting ice cream in their natural environment. Underwater, they’re shaped like tadpoles: ...
14 extraordinary photos show the importance of freshwater habitats
As the magnitude of water shortage issues arise globally, National Geographic Explorers along with the World Freshwater ...
Maya Gabeira surfs gigantic waves. She’s helping rid them of plastic too.
As a big-wave surfer, the Brazilian adrenaline junkie set records at the highest surf break on Earth. She’s still committed ...
Scientists reveal a hidden world beneath Antarctica's ice where rivers flow uphill
Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers ...
These ancient fish swam with the dinosaurs. They may not survive us.
For 162 million years, sturgeons have fended off everything they’ve faced. Now scientists are racing to save these living ...
The stunning power of whale pee
Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...
Swimmer Lewis Pugh braves near-freezing waters to protect them
He was a world-class endurance athlete, and then Pugh decided he could use attention-grabbing swims to persuade governments to think differently about marine ecosystems.
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Five ways to wash with less water
Whether it’s a morning shower or washing up before bed, most of us are used to turning on the faucet and using the water that flows from it for our daily routine of keeping clean. But the world ...