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A solstice is an event in which a planet’s poles are most extremely inclined toward or away from the star it orbits.
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National Geographic Out of Eden Walk
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek is retracing on foot the global migration of our ancestors in a 21,000-mile, seven-year odyssey that begins in Ethiopia and ends in Tierra del Fuego.
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TIL: 20% of Our Oxygen Comes from Bacteria
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Did you know that 20% of the oxygen we breathe comes from the ocean? Tiny bacteria called prochlorococcus are hard at work turning carbon dioxide into the oxygen we breathe through photosynthesis. Join oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle to learn about this...
on Nov 30
How Science is Helping Us Understand Gender
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Freed from the binary of boy and girl, gender identity is a shifting landscape. Can science help us navigate?
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National Geographic Out of Eden Walk
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek is retracing on foot the global migration of our ancestors in a 21,000-mile, seven-year odyssey that begins in Ethiopia and ends in Tierra del Fuego.
on Nov 22
New Discovery: Largest Coral in the World Found in the Solomon Islands
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Visible from space, the mega coral is three times larger than the previous record-breaker, is believed to be about 300 years old, storing a record of ocean conditions from past centuries
on Nov 15
National Geographic Out of Eden Walk
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek is retracing on foot the global migration of our ancestors in a 21,000-mile, seven-year odyssey that begins in Ethiopia and ends in Tierra del Fuego.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, was created by the United States government to help people and communities deal with natural disasters. Find out how it has changed to include even more services.
on Oct 2
New England Native American Groups
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People lived in the area called New England long before the first Europeans arrived. The lives of these Native Americans—part of the Algonquian language group—would be forever changed by the arrival of English colonists.
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Gentrification is a clash between the power of private capital and government policy and the power of people in targeted communities to preserve their homes and heritage.
on Aug 9
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A gyre is a circular ocean current formed by Earth's wind patterns and the forces created by the rotation of the planet
on Aug 2
Giant Rats Trained to Sniff Out Tuberculosis in Africa
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Known for detecting land mines, the rodents could also help detect disease.
on Jul 15
Host a Traveling Exhibition | National Geographic Society
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Our traveling exhibitions tour internationally. We offer photography, immersive, and interactive exhibits for your temporary gallery or museum.
on Jun 25
Antibiotic Resistance Is Beefing Up
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Since their advent, antibiotics have revolutionized medicine and saved countless lives. However, the overuse of antibiotics, particularly in cattle, is causing the rise of global antibiotic resistance.
on May 18
Climate Milestone: Earth's CO2 Level Passes 400 ppm
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Today, greenhouse gasses in Earth's atmosphere are at their highest since the Pliocene Era, when sea levels were higher and Earth was warmer.
on May 15
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El Niño is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
on Apr 28
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On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced the strongest earthquake in its recorded history.
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National Geographic Society World Water Map
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The World Water Map helps us understand where and why water gaps arise, how climate change might aggravate them—and even how they might be managed.
on Apr 2
Age of Man: Enter the Anthropocene
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It's a new name for a new geologic epoch-one defined by our own massive impact on the planet. That mark will endure in the geologic record long after our cities have crumbled.
on Mar 30
Largest Dinosaur Footprint Found in Australia
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SCIENCE Scientists have described a remarkable collection of dinosaur tracks on beaches in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. (BBC) How do paleontologists drone for dinos in the Kimberley? …
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Buddhism is one of the world’s largest religions and originated 2,500 years ago in India. Buddhists believe that the human life is one of suffering, and that meditation, spiritual and physical labor, and good behavior are the ways to achieve enlightenment, or nirvana.
on Feb 29
First Publication of the Oxford English Dictionary
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On February 1, 1884, editors published the first volume of what would become the Oxford English Dictionary.
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On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces attacked the military garrison at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, starting the United States Civil War.
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How Climate Change Impacts Water Access
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The water cycle is part of our everyday lives, but climate change may have dire consequences for everyday water access.
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Mansa Musa (Musa I of Mali) was the king of the ancient empire of Mali in West Africa.
on Jan 25
Köppen Climate Classification System
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The Köppen climate classification system is one of the most common climate classification systems in the world. It is used to denote different climate regions on Earth based on local vegetation.
on Jan 24
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The theory of plate tectonics revolutionized the earth sciences by explaining how the movement of geologic plates causes mountain building, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
on Jan 22
Grants and Investments - National Geographic Society
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Since 1888, the National Geographic Society has awarded over 15,000 grants worldwide, which empowers recipients, who we call National Geographic Explorers.
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Most Recent Eruption of Mount Fuji
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On December 16, 1707, Mount Fuji, Japan, erupted for the last time to date. It is still an active volcano!
on Jan 1
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Short article on the discovery of gold in California that sparked the California Gold Rush.
on Dec 15, 2023
National Geographic Out of Eden Walk
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek is retracing on foot the global migration of our ancestors in a 21,000-mile, seven-year odyssey that begins in Ethiopia and ends in Tierra del Fuego.
on Dec 1, 2023
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The Great Green Wall initiative uses an integrated approach to restore a diversity of ecosystems in the North African landscape.
on Nov 23, 2023
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean. Marine debris is litter that ends up in the ocean, seas, and other large bodies of water.
on Oct 21, 2023
National Geographic Out of Eden Walk
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek is retracing on foot the global migration of our ancestors in a 21,000-mile, seven-year odyssey that begins in Ethiopia and ends in Tierra del Fuego.
on Oct 19, 2023
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Rain is liquid precipitation: water falling from the sky. Raindrops fall to Earth when clouds become saturated, or filled, with water droplets.
on Oct 9, 2023
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The Kingdom of Benin prospered from the 1200s to the 1800s C.E. in western Africa, in what is now Nigeria.
on Oct 5, 2023