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Six animals known for speed, from the ostrich to the peregrine falcon, with the figures each zoo, park service or journal gives and where the sources differ.
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Explore adrenaline sports, exceptional skills and the work behind remarkable achievements.
Discover inventions, unusual gadgets and ingenious engineering. We distinguish real products from prototypes and concepts.
Discover remarkable landscapes, unusual architecture and natural phenomena—with the story behind the scenery.
Explore animal intelligence, unusual behaviour and remarkable wildlife, with context that goes beyond the clip.
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Wild & AwesomeSix animals known for speed, from the ostrich to the peregrine falcon, with the figures each zoo, park…
Unreal PlacesFive UNESCO World Heritage landscapes, from the Giant's Causeway to Socotra, described with the figures UNESCO gives on…
Wild & AwesomeFive ocean facts that sound exaggerated, from living light to the mid-ocean ridge and Challenger Deep, checked against…
Wild & AwesomeThe biggest tree by volume, the oldest non-clonal species, the lowest point in North America, the longest known…
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A spectacular photograph. An impossible-looking invention. An animal doing something unexpected. We look beyond the wow to find the explanation.
Look behind the wow →We aim to trace stories to their original sources, explain what makes them remarkable, and be clear about what’s verified. Because the story behind the wow is often the most interesting part.
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