National Geographic Explorer Katy Croff Bell is making a visual treasure map of the deep sea

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We’ve barely explored the ocean’s floor. This new 3D map offers 10,000 new spots to look at next.

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An extraordinary look inside the home of some of the world’s last mountain gorillas

National Geographic Explorer Brent Stirton has photographed life inside Virunga National Park over the course of nearly two decades—chronicling stories of violence and resilience.

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Outside Magazine

I Spent 3 Days Watching the World’s Best Kayakers Face Danger. Here’s What It Taught Me About Living.

Extreme whitewater may look like a reckless gamble, but on Idaho’s stoutest rapids, elite paddlers find a sacred language of focus, survival, and profound connection. Our associate editor soaked it all in at the North Fork Championship, kayaking’s gnarliest race. The post I Spent 3 Days Watching the World’s Best Kayakers Face Danger. Here’s What It Taught Me About Living. appeared first on Outside Online.

Fred DreierSep 23, 2026

Outside Magazine

A Fatal Lightning Strike in Utah Exposes a Common Mountain Shelter Myth

A fatal lightning strike on Utah's Mount Timpanogos highlights a dangerous backcountry misconception. Learn why trail shacks and small mountain shelters offer zero lightning protection—and what to do instead. The post A Fatal Lightning Strike in Utah Exposes a Common Mountain Shelter Myth appeared first on Outside Online.

Maddy DapcevichSep 24, 2026

Literary Hub

Remembering Grazia Deledda, the Sardinian Nobel Prize-Winner We Should All Be Reading

“Cross the sea,” a young Grazia Deledda wrote in a poem to Americans in 1893, “and tell everyone that the island of Sardinia is still waiting to be discovered and known.” On the 100th anniversary of her Nobel Prize for Literature, the powerful legacy

Jeff BiggersSep 25, 2026

National Geographic

The Treasures Emerging From Turkey’s Dying Lakes

Climate change is exposing once-submerged churches, castles and petroglyphs—and threatening their survival.

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The Conversation

Finding homes for whales and dolphins when parks like Marineland Canada close isn’t easy – a biologist explains why sea sanctuaries aren’t the answer

Sea sanctuaries could work well for some animals, but up to this point, only a handful of animals have lived in them.

Jason Bruck, Associate Professor of Biology, Stephen F. Austin State UniversitySep 23, 2026