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Amy McKeever

Nearly 10.4 million children worldwide have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19. Yuni Folani is ...

COVID-19’s hidden, heartbreaking toll: millions of orphaned children

9 May 2022. By Amy McKeever

In Venezuela, a quest for sainthood offers proof of miracles

19 April 2022. By Amy McKeever

Meet the creatures of the night sea

19 April 2022. By Amy McKeever

These 50 animals are in peril. Here’s how you can help.

19 April 2022. By Amy McKeever

What can the faces on its currency tell us about a country?

19 April 2022. By Amy McKeever

How the space race launched an era of exploration beyond Earth

13 April 2022. By Amy McKeever

Environment and Conservation

How overfishing threatens the world's oceans—and why it could end in catastrophe

8 February 2022. By Amy McKeever, National Geographic Staff

These photos were among the favourites of our 200 million Instagram followers

28 January 2022. By Amy McKeever

How Christmas markets became a classic holiday tradition

6 December 2021. By Amy McKeever

How COVID-19 harms the heart

4 December 2021. By Amy McKeever

How the Commonwealth arose from a crumbling British Empire

22 November 2021. By Amy McKeever

U.K. authorizes Merck COVID-19 antiviral pill

5 November 2021. By Amy McKeever

COVID-19 has killed 5 million people—and the pandemic is far from over

2 November 2021. By Amy McKeever

Why even fully vaccinated older people are at high risk for severe COVID-19

25 October 2021. By Amy McKeever

COVID-19 is linked to new diabetes cases—but long-term problems could be more severe

15 October 2021. By Amy McKeever

Environment and Conservation

Why climate change is still the greatest threat to human health

10 September 2021. By Amy McKeever

Why some COVID-19 infections may be free of symptoms but not free of harm

1 September 2021. By Amy McKeever

India’s crisis shows how oxygen is a vital medicine not everyone can access

6 May 2021. By Amy McKeever

How virus variants get their confusing names—and how to make them better

23 April 2021. By Amy McKeever

We still don’t know the origins of the coronavirus. Here are 4 scenarios.

6 April 2021. By Amy McKeever