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As Fat Bear Week approaches, biologists share the results of a novel, noninvasive method to determine the animals' true heft.

Until relatively recently, it was a common sight.

A century-plus tradition on the Italian island of Linosa evolves from sustenance to conservation science.

The demae cycled one-handed while balancing dozens of boxes of soba noodles.

The Sheldon is a one-of-a-kind testament to the ingenuity—and unrequited love—of its creator.

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

And they all involve developing a close relationship with the aquatic world and its inhabitants.

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The revival of Lake Menindee is the latest chapter in a battle over water management, environmental protection, and indigenous rights.

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The world is full of delicious alternatives, but most people have only tasted one kind.

And how—to the best of our ability—to make it at home.

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

It didn't go well.

Each year, entire rice fields grow into masterpieces.

A languid fish has a story to tell about longevity, lifestyle, and loss.

In the aftermath of an extreme melt event, what do scientists see in the Greenland Ice Sheet’s swirls of white, blue, and ominous gray?

Four years after the Iraqi city of Mosul was liberated from ISIS, Daud Salim is the first—and the only—bookseller to return to the storied street.