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This article appears in the January 2025 print edition with the headline “Walk on Air Against Your Better Judgment.” ...

Scientist have documented what they say is the longest recorded migration of a humpback whale — from the Pacific Coast of Colombia to the Indian Ocean near Zanzibar.

All of these 38 places should be more popular and better known than they are now. And we’re here to change that.