Editor's Picks: Destinations

World's 9 Best Places to Go Skydiving

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Photos: Deadliest Catch Season 17

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Top 10 Treks Around the World

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Curiosity Daily Podcast: Fake Paint Real Carbon, Vanishing Vikings, Sweeping Smarts

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Tune in to understand how new tech to find fake paintings, the mysterious reason a viking colony collapsed, and how doing chores might make kids smarter!

Tour the World with Discovering David Dobrik

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Meet the Cast of Naked and Afraid XL Season 6

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Rediscover Nature Along the Golden Isles

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10 Things That Make Alaska an Irresistible Winter Destination

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Retrofitting Older Cars with Electric Motors Could Transform Transport

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Low emission battery-powered electric cars are still a tiny fraction of all cars sold despite offering cheaper running costs and eco-friendly credentials. The higher purchase price is one reason, but retrofitting older cars and trucks with electric motors could be the fix needed to turbocharge electric vehicle uptake.

Take Off with the Tipple Family on the All-New Series NATURE IS FLY

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On the all-new series, NATURE IS FLY, go on adventures to experience nature and science with the Tipple family. They travel the country and meet the people who are the best in their fields of conservation and more.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Internet Addiction, Dust in Space (w/ Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell), and Vacation Science

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Learn about whether there’s actually such a thing as internet addiction; and, research-based tips for getting the most out of your next vacation. We’ll also answer a listener question about dust in space, with some help from astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: How to Like Bitter Flavors, Airplane Ticket Price Factors, and the Physics-Challenging Hubble Constant

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Learn about how the universe’s rate of expansion could change our understanding of physics; how the saliva in your body changes to enjoy bitter flavors; and the biggest factors that determine how much you pay for a flight, along with some tips on finding the cheapest airplane tickets.

Bitcoin Code Switch Could Clean Up Crypto’s Dirty Image

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Bitcoin has been told to clean up its act and drastically cut its environmental impact for the sake of the planet. Annual energy use for the Bitcoin blockchain is estimated to be more than Sweden’s national total. But campaigners say a simple software fix could slash its power use.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Geckos & Skin Cancer, Music in Childhood, Underwater Camera

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Today we discuss the connection between skin cancer and a leopard gecko named Mr. Frosty, how playing a musical instrument in childhood can affect brain function as we age, and how a new underwater camera can help us explore previously-unseen parts of the ocean.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: The Explorers Club: Josh Gates

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Calli and Nate interview members of The Explorer’s Club, and today you’re going to hear from a man who largely represents what The Explorers Club is all about - Josh Gates.

Revised Climate Normals from NOAA Revealed

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Facing the unusual: NOAA’s latest climate report warns of “longer-term warming,” something all humans should be concerned about.

An African American Woman Just Became the First Person to Survive 21 Days in Chiapas on Naked and Afraid

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Braving relentless bugs, downpours, deadly elements, and losing a partner, the first Black woman to complete Naked and Afraid sits down to give us an inside look at her relationship with nature and the next adventure.

The Mystery of Northwest Flight 2501

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