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Horses excel at short sprints, but in long races, humans can catch up thanks to our ability to cool down through sweating and maintain steady energy over time.

Photograph by Gerard Lacz, VWPics / Redux

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White Sands National Park

This may seem like a scene out of Dune, but White Sands National Park (above) in New Mexico is actually one of the nation’s newest national parks. A surprising number of species have adapted to life in this desert, including species of mice, lizards, and moths found nowhere else in the world.

PHOTOGRAPH BY JON G. FULLER, VWPICS/REDUX

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Blue poison dart frogs, native to the South American nation of Suriname

PHOTOGRAPH BY JON G. FULLER/VWPICS/ALAMY

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Terns

PHOTOGRAPH BY HAL BERAL/VWPICS/REDUX

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ReduxStock: Photo by Edwin Remsberg/VWPics/Redux of the Gorilla Naming ceremony grounds, in Volcanos national park, Rwanda, in Time magazine, March 27, 2023 issue.

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Spain Travel Guide

National Geographic’s latest travel stories about Spain

ReduxStock: Photo by VWPics photographer Pascal Saez of the Alhambra in Granada, on National Geographic, May 2021.