A team of cartographers and technologists sets out to accomplish the groundbreaking task of creating a complete virtual reconstruction of Everest Base Camp and the surrounding Khumbu Glacier as part of the 2019 National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition. Watch as the team maps the impacts of climate change on Mt. Everest in a way the world has never seen before to better understand the world’s highest glacier.
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Animals
- Meet the dog who can find rare sea turtle nests at a shocking success rateMeet the dog who can find rare sea turtle nests at a shocking success rate
- Another rare spotless giraffe has been found. What’s going on?Another rare spotless giraffe has been found. What’s going on?
- Watch humpbacks intervene as orcas attack a seal in AntarcticaWatch humpbacks intervene as orcas attack a seal in Antarctica
- Noticing more cicadas this year in the U.S.? There’s a reasonNoticing more cicadas this year in the U.S.? There’s a reason
Environment
- How 200 volunteers pulled off one of the most difficult cave rescues everHow 200 volunteers pulled off one of the most difficult cave rescues ever
- Step inside 3 innovative new workplaces around the globe
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Step inside 3 innovative new workplaces around the globe - Summer storms can strike suddenly. Here’s what causes them.Summer storms can strike suddenly. Here’s what causes them.
- This summer's extreme weather is a sign of things to comeThis summer's extreme weather is a sign of things to come
- What does a melting glacier sound like? 'Gunshots.'What does a melting glacier sound like? 'Gunshots.'
- There’s only one offshore fish farm in the U.S. Why?There’s only one offshore fish farm in the U.S. Why?
History & Culture
- Here's one 'novel' way to use your old copies of Nat GeoHere's one 'novel' way to use your old copies of Nat Geo
Science
- Did you forget what to do if you get COVID? Here’s a refresher.Did you forget what to do if you get COVID? Here’s a refresher.
- This is what the first stars looked like as they were being bornThis is what the first stars looked like as they were being born
- Are you drinking water all wrong? Here’s what you need to know about hydrating.Are you drinking water all wrong? Here’s what you need to know about hydrating.
- NASA’s Webb telescope is rewriting the story of space and timeNASA’s Webb telescope is rewriting the story of space and time
- Multiple COVID infections can lead to chronic health issuesMultiple COVID infections can lead to chronic health issues
Travel
- Discover Zurich’s progressive plant-based food scene
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Discover Zurich’s progressive plant-based food scene - Slow down in the Cinque Terre—and enjoy a glass of wineSlow down in the Cinque Terre—and enjoy a glass of wine
- Nick Grimshaw on his food podcast and the joys of fish and chipsNick Grimshaw on his food podcast and the joys of fish and chips
- Photo story: horseback adventures through southern PatagoniaPhoto story: horseback adventures through southern Patagonia