Books Summer 2017 A Preview
Welcome to the first day of Summer 2017: A dozen nonfiction works and novels await you in our upcoming summer reading recommendations. These books are the stuff of summer– whether […]
Rotterdam and Resilience: Dutch Know-How
Michael Kimmelman’s front page story Dutch Face Rising Seas in the New York Times is a must-read for anyone concerned about the rising threat to US coasts, coastal cities, […]
Driven by Nature Part 2: Joel Sartore
Editor’s Update: A three-part documentary Rare: Creatures of the Photo Ark, with photographer and conservationist Joel Sartore, will broadcast July 18, July 25 and August 1, 2017, on PBS stations throughout […]
World Oceans Day 2017
Today is World Oceans Day – a subject we’ve reported on since 2014. You can take a stroll through some compelling stories we’ve published by using our “Categories” bar (just […]
Coming up: Driven By Nature Joel Sartore Part 2
Chances are you’ve never heard of the Fennec Fox or the African White-Bellied Tree Pangolin – but Joel Sartore, creator of the Photo Ark, has. He’s on what may be […]
Paris Climate Agreement – Read and Weep
U.S. pulls out of the Paris Climate Agreement two days after causing a kerfuffle (a real word!) with the invented word covfefe. Here’s what Pulitzer-Prize-winning New Yorker contributor Elizabeth Kolbert has to […]
Driven by Nature Part 1: Brian Skerry
Three renowned photographers who’ve captured nature on every continent over the past thirty years-– Brian Skerry, Frans Lanting, and Joel Sartore – have logged tens of thousands of hours documenting the beautiful, […]
Endangered Species Day May 19
Today is Endangered Species Day: What better way to recognize the web of life and the habitats imperiled worldwide than with a selection of 25 images from National Geographic photographer […]
Coming: 3 Photographers Driven to Document
Coming up: Joel Sartore, Frans Lanting and Brian Skerry are three of the world’s best nature and wildlife photographers. Each has a different style, but they share a common concern […]
My Earth Heroes: Himalayan Cataract Project
Four million people have eyesight today thanks to two inspired eye surgeons , who restored their vision and trained others to do the same surgical procedure. Dr. Sanduk Ruit and […]
Green News Update 