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Meet nature's master builder—and one of its most effective firefighters: the beaver. With a few well-placed sticks and a lot of determination, these ecosystem engineers reshape entire landscapes. Their dams slow water, green the land, and help protect habitats from wildfire. In Idaho and California, land managers and tribal partners are following the beavers' blueprint, constructing "beaver dam analogs" that mimic their work. These structures help rehydrate fire-scarred landscapes, trap debris, and set the stage for recovery—like for the Baugh Creek watershed which has been restored in the aftermath of the 2018 Sharps fire, which burned 65,000 acres. Of course, this wisdom runs deep. Indigenous communities have long recognized the beaver's role as a steward of water and life. Blackfeet environmental historian Rosalyn LaPier notes that the tribe reveres beavers as divine beings—able to speak with humans and honored for the oases they create. Learn more about these incredible engineers at the link in bio. Photographs by @Ronan_Donovan and @KholoodEid 

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The disappearance of heiress Dorothy Arnold is New York’s oldest, coldest case. One icy morning in 1910, Arnold set out to buy a dress and take a stroll in Central Park. She never returned. That prompted a hunt—and headlines—for years, as each strange and salacious detail emerged. For the first time in more than a century, her family is speaking out. Visit the link in bio to hear what the living Arnolds have to say about Dorothy—and the impact of her disappearance on the family. Photograph by Fay 2018, Alamy 

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Photos by David Chancellor @chancellordavid | For a moment, I expect to see zebras materialize from the clouds of red dust hanging in the air in front of me. To my left are acacia trees. Mountains rise on all sides, and above the suspended dust the sky is deep, unfiltered blue. But this is not Africa. This is Saudi Arabia, specifically Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve, a protected area spanning more than 9,000 square miles (24,500 km2). And it’s not zebras that slowly come into focus before me, but Persian onagers, the oldest divergence of the genus Equus (horse). Dating back some 4 million years, the Persian onager is older than the horse and the zebra. Onagers' migrations were once even more extensive than those of Arctic caribou, or of wildebeest in the Serengeti. Historically revered in Arabia’s literature and culture, they were celebrated as a symbol of untamed freedom and resilience and were used to invoke wilderness and the strength and self-reliance that were needed to survive in it. These qualities were admired by the nomadic people with whom they shared a vast and harsh desert terrain. They stood as reminders of the humility such severe environments demanded. However, Persian onagers are now considered endangered, with fewer than 600 remaining in the wild and just a few small groups of introduced animals in Mongolia, Israel, and Jordan. The reintroduction of onagers to this landscape after more than a hundred years of absence recalls a time when the Syrian wild ass occurred throughout Saudi Arabia's deserts. This marks the first wild population in Saudi Arabia since the early 1900s and a key moment in an ambitious vision to rewild the kingdom’s protected areas. As their numbers and ranges increase, onagers will assume their ecological roles such as browsing, grazing, and seed dispersal, and become part of the natural predator-prey dynamics. To see more, follow me @chancellordavid 

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They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities—then they vanished. Rivaling Egypt, Babylon, and Assyria, the Hittite Empire was once a dominant power in what is central Türkiye today. From their capital at Hattuşa, the Hittites built vast temple complexes, forged diplomatic treaties, and left behind vast archives of cuneiform tablets. Yet around 1180 B.C., their civilization mysteriously collapsed. Now, new archaeological discoveries are restoring the legend of this forgotten superpower. Find out more at the link in our bio. Photographs by @emin_ozmen 

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