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There’s no place like home—and now scientists have figured out how salmon get there.
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Talk about star power—a new study shows that dung beetles navigate via the Milky Way, a first in the animal kingdom.
A Gathering of Wayfinders of the Pacific
Posted by Elizabeth Lindsey of National Geographic Fellows Program in Explorers Journal on June 17, 2012 
National Geographic’s 2012 Explorers’ Symposium ended yesterday. It was a mind-bending, week-long exploration fest. Yet, despite the most daring and innovative presentations illustrating the technology and development of the metropolitan world (and there were many), I couldn’t help but reflect on the brilliance of native cultures from the world’s most remote regions. Consider this: before…
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Traveling for a month around the South Pacific can really open your eyes to the wonders and normalcy of the accomplishments of the ancient Polynesian navigators.
