What the cult of Aphrodite reveals about ancient attitudes towards love—and desire
A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...
Why tea drinkers live longer
This ancient beverage does more than hydrate—it’s packed with antioxidants and compounds that boost your health, focus, and ...
How does your parenting style affect your kid? Here’s what experts say.
Then helicopter parenting, snowplow parenting, and free-range parenting became trends. Now, gentle parenting is having an ...
Circular currents: Stemming the plastic tide in the Arctic
Once considered remote and pristine, the Arctic is now succumbing to a tide of plastic. In Norway, a monumental effort is underway to curb its spread.
On the trail of the elusive pangolin at a South African safari reserve
On a private game reserve in south africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, an unlikely creature is making a tentative comeback— and ...
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Scary, Squishy, Brainless, Beautiful: Inside the World of Jellyfish
This story appears in the October 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Moon jellies, which are found in shallow bays around the world, look like small, not entirely friendly ghosts.
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Woolly monkeys
What is a woolly monkey? An animal called a woolly monkey seems like it should live in the frozen north, not the sweltering Amazon Basin. But the thick coat of fur covering these large primates ...