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UN Convention on Biodiversity Proposes Protection of at Least 30 Percent of the Planet by 2030
Protecting areas of particular importance for biodiversity
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Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week: January 2020
Birds are admired for their beauty, songs, and the grace of their ability to fly and most importantly birds are admired for the role they play in the ecosystem. Thank you to all the photographers that submitted photos of birds ...
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week: Seabirds
Seabirds have made numerous adaptations to living on and feeding in the sea. Species such as the wandering albatross, which forage over huge areas of sea, have a reduced capacity for powered flight and are dependent on a type of ...
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Graduation Celebration to Remember at Everest Base Camp
Members of the Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition team wore graduation robes made from trash bags and ate cake for a spontaneous commencement celebration at 17,500 feet of elevation.
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“Sea to Source: Ganges” Team Members Discuss Working Within the Cultural Epicenter That Is India and Bangladesh
The "Sea to Source: Ganges" post-monsoon expedition focuses on informing and identifying solutions to help tackle the global plastic crisis. In this post, members of the expedition's socioeconomic team share their perspective from the field.
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week: Waterbirds
The term waterbird is used to refer to birds that live on or around water. Waterbirds are well adapted to their aquatic lives. They have feet functioning as paddles, and their feathers are made to be waterproof and air tight. ...
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Insights from the Field: Meet the Researcher Studying 2,000-Year-Old Dirt From the Bottom of a Lake In Nepal
Mary Hubbard, Geology Team co-lead for the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition, provides a behind the scenes glimpse into the work she and her team conducted in the Gokyo Valley lakes. The team, whose work was recently ...
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week: Colourful Birds
Colors play an important role in our lives and different reactions are shown to different bird colors. All over the world, we see birds with most colourful and incredible plumage. For many years, scientists have known of how feather colour ...
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National Geographic and Sky Ocean Ventures Award $1.3 Million as the Ocean Plastic Innovation Challenge Winners Are Announced
Three teams from Chile, France, and Germany have been announced as the winners of the National Geographic and Sky Ocean Ventures Ocean Plastic Innovation Challenge.
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Scientists Rank World’s Most Important, Most Threatened Mountain Water Towers
Research provides new insight on mountain glacier–derived water resource systems, impacting up to 1.9 billion people globally.
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week: December
Thank you to all the photographers that submitted photos of birds with the theme “December”, your pictures can create awareness about the variety and beauty of birds in our environment. Here we present the Top 25 photographs of birds of the ...
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week: Birds in Pairs
Gregarious behavior is beneficial to birds because it provides protection in numbers and gives each individual a better opportunity for survival. A roosting flock, for example, will generate body warmth in cold weather that can help the group stay more ...
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On the Ground with the “Sea to Source: Ganges” Team: Members Discuss How Waste Footprints Can Impact Water Systems
The Sea to Source: Ganges expedition is working to scientifically document plastic waste in the Ganges watershed and support holistic and inclusive solutions. Hear from the expedition's land team, who are studying the systems around waste, and waste generation.
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week: Forests
Forests are very productive ecosystems accounting for a third of the earth’s primary productivity. This productivity, and their many layers from forest floor to canopy, make them a great habitat for many bird species across the globe. However, anthropogenic ...
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week: Camouflage
Cryptic coloration is a defense mechanism or tactic that organisms use to disguise their appearance, usually to blend in with their surroundings. One of the benefits of camouflage is that it helps birds to hide from their enemies. Many organisms ...