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Titanic: The Digital Resurrection, a new National Geographic documentary streaming on Disney+, tells the story of the effort. It is the largest underwater 3D scan ever made, amounting to 16 ...

One scorching day last September, Annie Méchin crouched over a slab of red clay on a remote patch of farmland near Marseille, on France’s Mediterranean coast. Méchin was scraping away at the ...

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In Ocala National Forest, Florida, a cicada slowly unfurls its wings and expands its body after emerging from its exoskeleton. Photograph By Nicholas Conzone All periodical cicadas in a given year ...

Sea moss is rich in nutrients—but it can also contain dangerous levels of heavy metals and iodine. Here’s what to know before you take it. A mix of kelp, Irish moss, and sea lettuce harvested ...

In your home, you might be inhaling chemicals linked to cancer and diabetes. Here's what to do about it. Cleaning the dust from your home is more critical than you think for your health—but put ...

The more I thought about it, the more it became a symbol of the defiance and endurance of their spirit. Published in Issue 27 (spring 2025) of Food by National Geographic Traveller (UK).