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 ## Winning our photo contest changed these photographers' lives: Sarah Polger

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[From international interviews to social media glory, find out how these photographers’ lives changed after winning top prize.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2018/10/past-photo-contest-winners-life-changing-stories.html)



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 ## Why Siberian huskies have those brilliant baby blues: Kitson Jazynka

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[Why do huskies have blue eyes? Researchers find genetic clues to the dogs' unusual eye color.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/10/siberian-husky-blue-eyes-study-news.html)



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 ## ‘The Science Guy’ explains a solar-powered space sail: Bill Nye

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[An early astronomer’s dream was to sail on ‘the breezes of heaven.’ Bill Nye says today’s reality—set for launch this year—is a sail powered by photons.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/11/lightsail-2-bill-nye-science-guy-solar-sailing-embark-essay.html)



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 ## 12 must-do experiences in Atlantic Canada: Lola Augustine Brown

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[Four unique provinces on Canada’s east coast offer remote and rugged parks, sublime beaches, and vibrant cities full of heart and character.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/north-america/canada/atlantic-canada-best-activities-things-to-do.html)



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 ## The 10 best sunrise and sunset spots in National Parks: 

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[Greet the day—or bid it farewell—at these classic sites.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/north-america/united-states/national-parks/best-sunrise-sunset.html)



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 ## 'Alarming' level of microplastics found in a major U.S. river: Sarah Gibbens

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[Scientists describe the biodiverse Tennessee River as an “underwater rain forest,” but plastic may put the ecosystem in jeopardy.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/10/alarming-level-microplastics-found-tennessee-river.html)



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 ## 9 countries and the EU protected the Arctic Ocean before the ice melts: Craig Welch

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[Climate change is so quickly melting the far north that key nations just agreed to prohibit commercial fishing in the high seas of the Arctic for at least 16 years.](https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/12/arctic-ocean-protected-from-fishing-before-ice-melts-climate-change.html)



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 ## Europe's most active volcano is sliding into the sea: Robin George Andrews

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[The first underwater measurements of Mount Etna's motion indicate that gravity is taking the fiery mountain for a wild ride.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/10/news-mount-etna-volcano-sliding-sea-gravity-geology.html)



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 ## Beach clean-up study shows global scope of plastic pollution: Laura Parker

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[What items retrieved from beaches tell us about trash.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/10/greenpeace-beach-cleanup-report-highlights-ocean-plastic-problem.html)



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 ## A running list of how President Trump is changing environmental policy: Michael Greshko, Laura Parker, Brian Clark Howard, Daniel Stone

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[The Trump administration has promised vast changes to U.S. science and environmental policy—and we’re tracking them here as they happen.](https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/how-trump-is-changing-science-environment.html)