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A polar bear crashed the 2025 Polar Bear Marathon held in Churchill, Manitoba, on November 21, and walked off after taking a ...

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The psychologist Justin Gregg specialises in dolphin social cognition. He introduces his new book, Humanish, a witty and provocative look at anthropomorphism — our habit of seeing human traits in ...

A seasonal guide to hikes, paddles, wildlife events and local harvests connecting Savannah residents to nature in 2026.

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Back in the 1930s, an ill-advised plan was hatched to keep a living penguin at the Little America hotel in southwest Wyoming.

We begin on the frozen Arctic Ocean. It's the end of winter, and as the sun returns, two polar bears meet on the ice. Usually ...

The National Geographic Endurance is a comfortable base for explorations in icy waters, whether in the Arctic or in the ...

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