This week, we learned …
… wolf puppies are adorable … and they’re not dogs.

Photograph by Jim and Jamie Dutcher
What is it like “growing up wolf”? Use our timeline to find out!
… sleeping sickness, once fatal, can now be cured with pills.

Illustration courtesy CDC
… a month after Hurricane Harvey, one Texas community college is training the next generation of construction workers.
Is Lone Star College’s new campus helping an “education desert”?
… we are living in insect Armageddon.

Photograph by Willard Culver, National Geographic
Save the insects! Build your own bee hotel!
… volcanoes may have triggered the downfall of ancient Egypt.

Photograph by Kenneth Garrett, National Geographic
How are archaeologists studying ancient Egypt?
… citizen scientists are redefining global health care.

Photograph by Jen Shook, National Geographic
… fish depression is no joke.

Photograph by Brian Skerry, National Geographic
Where might you find happier fish?
… the world’s deepest lake is being crippled by algae, poaching, and pollution.

Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
… birds are using cigarette butts to fumigate their nests.

Photograph by Bruce Dale, National Geographic
How has human activity indirectly impacted birds?
… how to read more effectively.

What books are our explorers reading effectively?
… Europe’s bog bodies are revealing their secrets.
Boo! Use our video study guide to learn more about bog bodies.