Go West Across America with Lewis & Clark It is 1804. U.S. President Thomas Jefferson has asked Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition across western North America—unknown territory for all but Indians. The goals: map the rivers, make friends with natives, open the West to trade, and look for a Northwest Passage (an easy water [...]
Our Solar System From our small world we have gazed upon the cosmic ocean for thousands of years. Ancient astronomers observed points of light that appeared to move among the stars. They called these objects “planets,” meaning wanderers, and named them after Roman deities—Jupiter, king of the gods; Mars, the god of war; Mercury, messenger [...]
How Much H20 is Embedded in Everyday Life? You might be surprised at how much water it takes to bring that hamburger to your plate or to make your favorite t-shirt. Compare apples to oranges, beer to wine, wind power to coal – and see how your choices add up. View the interactive graphics
Vital Statistics Map and compare global trends. Explore related essays, photo galleries, and information graphics. View the project
The Human Family Tree Queens, New York is only one small corner of the world, but it is diverse and represents the sum of our human journey so far. Watch just a portion of this journey unfold as we follow the complete ancestral history of seven people from Queens. View the interactive project
National Geographic’s Remote Imaging Team Needs You! We work with researchers around the world to tackle conservation mysteries and other scientific puzzles. To do so, we custom-design a Crittercam for each species we work with, giving special consideration to the animals’ needs. Will you help us build and deploy underwater Crittercams for some of the [...]
Xpedition Hall Welcome to the interactive “museum” that takes you on geography journeys. Here you’ll climb a mountain, hover over the Earth, speed across Europe, visit an archeological dig, and even order sushi—plus games, animations, and more! View the interactive museum
The Khmer Empire – Cambodia’s Medieval Splendor At its height in the 13th century, Greater Angkor was the most extensive urban complex in the preindustrial world. Explore the living landscape of Greater Angkor in this interactive expereince. View the multimedia storytelling project
Kingdom of the Blue Whale Supported by the National Geographic Society, the world’s eminent blue whale scientists embark on a revolutionary mission: They’ll find, identify, and tag California blue whales, use the DNA samples to confirm the sex of individual whales, then rejoin the massive creatures’ stunning migration when they collect at a chimera known [...]
Stages of Stonehenge Explore Stonehenge’s evolution from earth barrows and mounds to bluestone monoliths. View the interactive graphics
Human Evolutionary Highway – Small Skulls, Big Milestones Use the Locator Map to identify the locations of significant hominin finds, represented by the skulls in the time line above. Click on a skull to see where it was found and view basic information about it. View the interactive timeline
