## If you love articles about Nature and Earth, this page is for you. Happy reading!


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 ## Jenna Fite: 

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[Jenna Fite is a photo editor for Science & Innovation at National Geographic.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/contributors/f/jenna-fite.html)



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 ## Our favorite photos from this week—taken by you: Kristen McNicholas

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[Each week, our editors choose stunning photos submitted by members of Your Shot, National Geographic's photo community.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/your-shot/photos-of-the-week/2018/11/best-pictures-week-of-november-30-beaver-scotland-volcano-champagne.html)



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 ## What one photographer learned after spending nearly a year with pumas: Annie Roth

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[Photographer Ingo Arndt captured new details of puma biology while in Patagonia, and got incredible time-lapse video of a hunt gone wrong.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/11/photographs-pumas-in-patagonia-chile-hunt-guanacos.html)



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 ## November's best space pictures: Spectacular auroras, Mars selfie: Jenna Fite

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[Also see star clusters captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and shimmering nights skies over national parks.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/11/novembers-best-space-pictures-auoras-mars-insight-hubble-galaxies.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, Alejandra Borunda

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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)



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 ## Geminid meteors peak, and more can't-miss sky shows in December: Andrew Fazekas

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[Also look up for spectacular lunar pairings and the arrival of the solstice this month.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/11/geminid-meteors-peak-more-cant-miss-skywatching-shows-december.html)



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 ## How whales and dolphins may be harmed by new seismic airgun approval: Sarah Gibbens

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[Conservationists are particularly worried about the North Atlantic right whale, a species verging on extinction.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/11/noaa-approves-seismic-airgun-blasting-oil-gas-drilling-atlantic-ocean.html)



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 ## Annie Roth: 

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[Annie Roth is a freelance science reporter and regular contributor to National Geographic online.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/contributors/r/annie-roth.html)



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 ## Why a powerful Alaska earthquake cracked roads but should cause few fatalities: Maya Wei-Haas

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[The magnitude 7 temblor struck near Anchorage, but the state is no stranger to geologic hazards.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/11/powerful-alaska-earthquake-building-damage-fatalities.html)



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 ## An Adventure Lover's Guide to Spelunking in Tokyo's Hidden Caves: 

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[Okutama offers visitors a chance to explore the depths of Japan in a way you never thought possible](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/asia/japan/tokyo/sponsor-content-an-adventure-lover-s-guide-to-spelunking-in-toky0.html)