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Expressions that are hard to ignore. A version of this story appears in the April 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

“It was just a job.” And then tens of thousands of jobs. A version of this story appears in the April 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

“I think that’s what queer people always try to do.” A version of this story appears in the April 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

Anthony Federici for Petty Cash Productions A version of this story appears in the April 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

And Norton isn’t particularly interested in losing. A version of this story appears in the April 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

Pablo “Popi” García Borboroglu and Bertie Gregory have been named the 2025 Rolex National Geographic Explorers of the Year. Borboroglu has been an Explorer since receiving the National ...

“Once I started having a relationship with my emotions, it helped.” A version of this story appears in the April 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

So is an army of snowboarders and skiers, all hoping that next winter they’ll get in a few more runs. A version of this story appears in the April 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

The first thing we do when we are born, she points out, is breathe. A version of this story appears in the April 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.