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Rats invaded paradise. Here’s how paradise fought back.

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Rats invaded paradise. Here’s how paradise fought back.
Rats invaded paradise. Here’s how paradise fought back.
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See how Nat Geo photographed elephants over 100 years

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Fast fashion goes to die in this Chilean desert
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Fast fashion goes to die in this Chilean desert
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Behold the surreal magic and mystery of slime molds

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See what a year looks like in the fastest-warming place on Earth

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Meet Mexico's 'forgotten panda.' She's the last of her kind.

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Meet Mexico's 'forgotten panda.' She's the last of her kind.
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Is the edge of a desert the right place to plant a forest?

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Meet the residents of Sun City—where aging is actually fun

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Photographing priceless artifacts is exactly as hard as it sounds

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