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Inside the hidden world of jaguars

The apex carnivores of North and South America are at once regal and ferocious, unrivaled in stealth, at home in rivers, on jungle ground, and in trees. And for thousands of years jaguars have had a double life, worshipped as gods by the Olmec, the Maya, the Aztec, and the Inca.

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The ghostly treasure ship of Sutton Hoo

In 1939 a series of mounds in England revealed their astounding contents: the remains of an Anglo-Saxon funerary ship and a huge cache of seventh-century royal treasure—artifacts of a quality and quantity never seen before. Here's what archaeologists have learned in the decades since.

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Jupiter is so much weirder than we thought

Scientific findings from the Juno spacecraft have shown a world of intricate clouds and intense magnetism—and also painted a picture of a planet that doesn't work the way scientists thought it would, from the tops of its clouds to a potentially oversized, eroding core.

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DON'T MISS THESE: Jaw-dropping views of the cosmos from NASA's James Webb telescope +

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This early human wasn't one of us—but had a face that looked just like ours

The inhabitants of what's now Morocco lived more than 300,000 years ago and fill a crucial gap in the human fossil record. That’s because these people bear many striking similarities to modern humans even though they lived well before what may be the oldest fossil evidence of Homo sapiens.

HOW WERE THEY DIFFERENT?

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Here's what it's like to get cozy with vultures

Vultures are the ultimate antihero: They're ugly, aggressive, and have pretty rotten feeding habits. But they're also one of the fastest declining families of birds in history. Here, photographer Charlie Hamilton James explains how he captured their fascinating and gruesome lives.

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Uncovering the 'lost cities' of the Americas

When we say a city is "lost," what typically is lost is not its location, but its story—its life in the world. Here, explore three once-teeming cities in North and Central America that once passed into obscurity but are now very much on the map for archaeologists, preservationists, and travelers.

EXPLORE THE 3 CITIES

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One of the last unexplored places on Earth is a volcanic wonderland teeming with life

More than 13,000 feet under the sea, near the Mariana Trench, scientists found an ecosystem crawling with life—hairy snails, ghostly shrimp, and weird worms, including some species that may be new to science.

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