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Migrations

One of the burials found at the pyramid.

Found: The Remains of Chinese Laborers Interred on a Peruvian Pyramid

In the 19th century, 100,000 indentured laborers came to Peru from China.

Sarah Laskow August 25, 2017

Norway's Migrating Reindeer Are Too Slow for Slow TV

Reality television stars can be so fickle.

Cara Giaimo May 2, 2017

The Madonna in Bethesda

Bethesda, Maryland

Madonna of the Trail

She stares out across six lanes of traffic, clutching a musket and infant with determination.

A musk ox goofs around at the Swedish captive breeding facility.

The Great Scandinavian Musk Ox War

For decades, Sweden and Norway have been arguing over musk oxen citizenship.

Cara Giaimo October 12, 2016

The New York Public Library is Moving 1.5 Million Books to an Underground Lair

The books will live highly organized lives underneath Bryant Park.

Sarah Laskow August 17, 2016

Skomer Island

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Skomer Island

A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.

People Increasingly Identify as Global—Not National—Citizens

Erik Shilling April 28, 2016

Scientists Have Cracked The Mystery Of Where Puffins Winter

Erik Shilling February 17, 2016

New Evidence of Mammoth Hunting Puts Humans in the Arctic 10,000 Years Before They Were Supposed to Be There

Sarah Laskow January 14, 2016

More Severe Storms Are Throwing off Bird Migration

Tao Tao Holmes November 24, 2015

Pielpajärvi Wilderness Church as it appears today

Pielpajärvi Wilderness Church

This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.

Salmon running thicker than water

Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia

Adams River Salmon Run

Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.

Hypnotizing Moving Maps of Bird Migration Patterns

Tao Tao Holmes October 26, 2015

Fleeting Wonders: Watch Live As A Million Wildebeest Trek Across East Africa

Jess Zimmerman October 1, 2015

How the World Became A Giant Ant Colony

Jeremy Berke June 16, 2015

10 Stunning Scenes of Mammal Migrations

Ethan Shaw June 9, 2015

The Greatest Crane Migration Begins in Nebraska

Allison Meier March 21, 2014