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|    SECRET ANTARCTICA   |     Exploring Antarctica’s Ice and Undersea Life—As Never Before

Antarctica looms at the bottom of the world as a forbidding, frozen enigma. National Geographic’s special report on the continent reveals its beauty and danger unlike anything you’ve ever seen. We take you inside the race to understand how Antarctica’s melting ice will raise global sea levels—and give you a rare glimpse at life beneath the frozen continent, where penguins, seals, and exotic creatures thrive. EXPLORE UNDER ANTARCTICA FURTHER: SUBSCRIBE TO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE + RELATED: ANTARCTICA IS MELTING, AND GIANT ICE CRACKS ARE JUST THE START +

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Unlocking the Secrets Behind Hummingbirds’ Frenzy This Anna’s hummingbird shakes off rain as a wet dog does, with an oscillation of its head and body. For our July 2017 issue, National Geographic Emerging Explorer Anand Varma filmed and photographed hummingbirds in extraordinary detail—revealing how the aerobatic birds dart, hover, and soar. SEE THE JAW-DROPPING IMAGES FURTHER: MEET OUR NEWEST EMERGING EXPLORERS+

NAT GEO PLUS Read a timeless John Updike essay about dinosaurs’ extreme anatomies. ›› See the first map of Antarctica we ever published. ››

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