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News Articles: National Geographic

The Himalayas are seen from the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal on May 31, 2021.

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  • World

National Geographic team may have discovered the foot of a famed Mount Everest climber

A National Geographic team found the boot and foot of whom it suspects to be Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, a 22-year-old climber who went missing on Mount Everest a century ago.

October 12, 2024
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Christian Cooper watches distant shorebirds at the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge in California. The National Geographic channel has announced that Cooper will host a series called <em>Extraordinary Birder</em>. Cooper was in the spotlight after a woman in New York City's Central Park called the police and falsely accused him of threatening her in May 2020.

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  • Television

Bird-watcher wrongfully accused in Central Park video gets a bird-watching TV show

In the series, Christian Cooper will take viewers into the "wild, wonderful and unpredictable world of birds," according to National Geographic.

May 21, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
In this file photo from 2016, a bookshop owner in Pakistan shows a National Geographic magazine with the cover photograph of Afghan refugee woman Sharbat Gula. She arrived in Italy as part of the West's evacuation of Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country, the Italian government said Thursday. The office of Premier Mario Draghi said she asked to be helped to leave the country.

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The woman from National Geographic's famous 'Afghan Girl' photo is evacuated to Italy

Sharbat Gula arrived in Italy as part of the West's evacuation effort, Italy's government said Thursday. Premier Mario Draghi's office said Italy organized her evacuation after she asked for help.

November 25, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Humpback whales, working in teams, circle herring with disorienting curtains of bubbles off Alaska's coast, then shoot up from below with their mouths open. This innovation developed among unrelated groups of humpbacks but is now a widely adopted practice.

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  • Animals

Photos: The Culture Of Whales

Belugas play, a sperm whale nurses, and orcas teach their pups to hunt in a series of photographs from National Geographic photographer and explorer Brian Skerry.

April 19, 2021
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  • Taylor Haney
Later this year, two Georgia veterinarians will star in a reality TV show on National Geographic.

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  • Animals

Georgia 'Critter Fixer' Veterinarian Gets Own National Geographic TV Show

Later this year, two Georgia veterinarians will star in a reality TV show on National Geographic. The Critter Fixers will follow the lives of doctors...

June 11, 2019
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  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
Atlanta and Duluth are featured in National Geographic's special April 2019 edition on cities.

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  • Economy

National Geographic Sees The Future Of Cities In Atlanta, Duluth

By 2050, the world's population is expected to reach 9.8 billion people. According to a report by the United Nations , nearly 70% of them are projected...

April 04, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott

Looking At Humanity Through The Lens Of A Camera

Photographer Alison Wright has seen a lot of places. She’s trekked through Africa, to South America, to Asia, with many stops along the way: 150...

December 13, 2017
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  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Ryan McFadin

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