Enlarge / This is the stern of the good ship Endurance, which sank off the coast of Antarctica in 1915 after being crushed by pack ice. The Endurance22 expedition has located the shipwreck in pristine condition after nearly 107 years. (credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust/NatGeo) In 1915, intrepid British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and his […]
Sharks are no match for Thor — AKA Chris Hemsworth! For this year’s Sharkfest, the 37-year-old actor joined forces with National Geographic for his own special called Shark Beach with Chris Hemsworth. The one-hour documentary will explore how humans and sharks can live side-by-side following a fatal shark attack season in Australia. During the special, […]
Angelina Jolie usually looks stunning, but we have to say she looks downright BEE-autiful in this portrait promoting World Bee Day! The Maleficent star apparently asked to be covered in live bees in a powerful portrait in collaboration with National Geographic to promote the “Women For Bees” initiative, which plans to build 2,500 bee hives and […]
National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry spent three years documenting the cultural lives of whales. His journey is the subject of a new four-part documentary series on Disney+, Secrets of the Whales. Intrepid film crews tracked various species of whales all over the world, capturing their unique hunting strategies, communication skills, and social structures for Secrets of the […]