Exploring Guatemala’s Mayan Ruins
You can walk among the remnants of a Mayan empire in Guatemala’s Tikal National Park. Here, in the midst of 142,000 acres of a lush...
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This is the World’s Loneliest Tree
Tucked away in a corner of London’s Royal Botanic Gardens, there is a very peculiar plant. At first glance, it resembles a stu...
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How Native Americans Are Saving Vegetables from Extinction
Rare strains of corn, beans, squash and other native crops might have been lost forever if not for the protection efforts of the Pot...
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Behold the Marble Caves of Patagonia
The marble caves along General Carrera Lake in Patagonia, Chile, are over 6,000 years old. The smooth intricate shapes inside of the...
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The Sulawesi Tarictic Hornbill’s Flight for Survival
This is Sylvester, a three-year-old Sulawesi tarictic hornbill. Native to Indonesia, this bird has a distinct long and down-curved b...
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Welcome to the Beautiful City of Paris … China
Paris—without people? No, this isn’t an apocalypse. This is Paris … in China. The city of Tianducheng was created as a r...
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An Ancient Practice with Peru’s Last Medicine Men
Rosendo is a curandero, a healer who specializes in natural, plant-based medicines. He has been honing his trade in the mountains of...
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Got a Pest Problem? Call the Quack Squad
They’re short, they waddle, and they’re coming to eat the snails. Meet the quack squad, nature’s very own pest control. Every mornin...
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Full Body Armor Can’t Protect this Armadillo from Humans
This is Ping, a three-banded armadillo. Ping protects himself with the boney plates that make up his shell. Unlike other armadillo s...
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Off the Grid on a Homemade Island
Floating off the coast of Vancouver Island, a 45-minute boat ride to the nearest town, is a sustainable island fortress complete wit...