10 years. 12,000 walked miles. Hundreds of Walking Partners. Countless stories. Today is the 10th anniversary of the Walk. The power of this community of readers and fellow walkers has been constant. Thank you for walking with us. https://t.co/CXPeDcmksr @PaulSalopek#EdenWalk
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Slingshot Challenge! In partnership with the @PGAFamilyFdn, this challenge is designed to empower the next generation of stewards of the planet as they apply their ingenuity to tackle environmental issues.
1961: President John F. Kennedy awards astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr, with @NASA's Distinguished Service Award for his historic Freedom 7 flight - America’s first manned venture into space. @NatGeo photographer Dean Conger documented the launch and return. #WorldSpaceWeek2022
Happy birthday, @NatGeoMag! The Society was founded January 13, 1888 but the first magazine issue was published Sept. 22 of that same year. And while there were photos inside the magazine as early as 1889, the first cover illustration wasn't until 1942. @InsideNatGeo
Marie Tharp was an American geologist and oceanographic cartographer who with Bruce Heezen mapped the Atlantic Ocean floor. She was also a key figure in the development of plate tectonics. Tharp and Heezen were awarded the @NatGeo Hubbard Medal in 1978. #WomensEqualityDay
BREAKING: White House issues new policy that will require, by 2026, all federally-funded research results to be freely available to public without delay, ending longstanding ability of journals to paywall results for up to 1 year. Coverage coming on @ScienceInsider.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Deborah Grayson as our new Chief Education Officer! In this role, she will amplify and extend the work of #NatGeoExplorers into classrooms, communities and with young people, to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world.
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In 1946, after returning to @NatGeo from service in WWII, staff photographer Volkmar Wentzel is sent to India on a magazine assignment for three years. While there, he converted an old Army ambulance into a mobile photolab/camper to develop his film. #WorldPhotoDay (no 🔇)
Buried under the sediments off the coast of West Africa, a strange structure lurks beneath the surface with the telltale signs of a cataclysmic event.
Now, they're hoping to drill into the seafloor to figure out exactly what it is. My latest @NatGeo:
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