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I am writing this post from a bus that is cruising through Delaware. A little while ago we went over a high bridge, and I got a spectacular view of an orange sunset over the mighty Delaware River. It was a postcard-quality scene, until I looked out the opposite window, and saw a sprawling…
Shooting a Solar Eclipse
Posted by Andrew Fazekas on May 18, 2012 
This Sunday, May 20th an annular solar eclipse will race across most of western and central North America. With the solar disappearing act occurring in the late afternoon, early evening time period above countless picturesque landscapes, there will be tons of skywatchers wanting to capture that souvenir shot of the full or partial eclipse. Taking…
Congo kids learning in burned out building
Posted by mmcbride on May 18, 2012 Travel with me for two bone jarring days deep into the Congo wilderness where against all odds, seldom paid teachers are giving their all to kids who want desperately to learn
Posted by On Monday, National Geographic Environment will receive its People’s Voice Webby Award in the Green category for websites. Many thanks to those who voted! The Webby organizers are requiring all winners to keep it short and sweet with a five-word acceptance speech, and we asked our followers on Twitter to help us come up with…
Posted by This year’s purse-seine fishing for bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean Sea kicked off this week, but don’t blink or you might miss it. On Tuesday, May 15, large commercial purse-seine vessels with massive nets set out to catch literally tons of tuna by encircling entire schools of breeding bluefin. The season officially ends June 15,…
By Drew Hendricks Most people are concerned about saving the environment, but few Americans are willing to give up toilet paper for the sake of ecology. Still, large amounts of toilet tissue may clog sewer pipes and create extra loads for water treatment plants and sewer systems. Of greater importance for ecology is…
Posted by In this video report, National Geographic Big Cats Initiative grantee Paula Kahumbu reports on a bright idea by 13-year-old Kenyan innovator Richard Turere to save endangered lions with his “lion lights” invention. Big Cats Initiative and its grantees have a near-uniform shared theme of conservation via deep engagement with local communities and stakeholders. The connection between…
Film Explores Rare Minerals and Rare Landscapes
Posted by Andrew Howley on May 17, 2012 The world is rapidly using more and more rare minerals for everything from smartphones to hybrid cars. Explore the issues that arise when mining interests clash with conservation.
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In one of the most extreme places on Earth, you’re guaranteed to get some extreme life-forms—and Antarctica delivers.
Stakes High as Negotiators Begin Climate Talks in Germany
Posted by Tim Profeta of Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University on May 17, 2012 Negotiators picked up discussions toward a new global climate treaty in Bonn, Germany this week. The meeting was the first since the 2011 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) in Durban where leaders initially agreed to put together a plan that would limit Earth-warming emissions. The stakes for the 10-day meeting are high—negotiators have set goals of building support for funding…
Apparently “Real Men” Don’t Eat Veggies Either
Posted by Michael Jourdan on May 17, 2012 
“Where’s the beef?” you ask. The answer seems to be both on a man’s plate and in his sense of self. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research found that consumers link eating meat with their concept of masculinity.
Posted by Thank you for being a friend, Betty White. “I’ve subscribed [to National Geographic magazine] for 60 years,” the 90-year-old actress told us on the eve of visiting Washington, D.C., for a Smithsonian Associates lecture and a book-signing at the National Zoo (her latest work is Betty & Friends: My Life at the Zoo). Asked what…
