A version of this story appears in the September 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. Philadelphia detected its first case of a deadly, fast-spreading strain of influenza on September 17, 1918.

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Our capacity for exerting effort is limited. It makes sense that we reserve energy for the times we want or need to achieve something. However, you might be surprised by the vast extent to which a ...

Loggerhead hatchlings travel thousands of miles guided by an astonishing built-in navigation system that uses the Earth’s magnetic field. Scientists trained young turtles to “dance” in response to ...

Mixing up brake pads on a race car can seem counterintuitive at first glance but NASCAR Cup teams often do it on purpose in order to work around the rules and anyone wanting to be competitive at ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The gradient is back, but it's a little colder. The team unveiled their 2025 City Edition jerseys Thursday, reviving the beloved gradient design first introduced in 2017 — just with ...

Caleb Bigham · Earlier this fall semester, Michigan Tech students registered for the spring 2026 semester using the new Ellucian Experience software for the first time ...