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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

The Picture Show

Photographer Captures Plight Of The Tiger

Dara Arista, 8, holds a photo of Sheila in front of the tiger's cage at the zoo in Jambi, Indonesia. Poachers had slaughtered Sheila during the night.

November 22, 2011 Fewer than 3,200 tigers exist in the wild. Photographer Steve Winter traveled to Asia to document their perilous situation.

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Friday, September 09, 2011

Blog Of The Nation

Be Part Of A Live 'TOTN' Broadcast On September 20th

September 9, 2011 Talk of the Nation will broadcast live from National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C. on September 20, 2011. If you're in town, please join us for a discussion on the teenage brain and a conversation with explorers.

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Friday, July 15, 2011

The Picture Show

What's With The Hot Pink In Baghdad?

Baghdad's traffic, choked by hundreds of checkpoints, slows to a crawl while security forces inspect vehicles for weapons and explosives.

July 15, 2011 On assignment for National Geographic magazine, photographer Lynsey Addario went back to Baghdad for the first time since 2004. She discusses a motif that appears in her photos — and the remarkable changes she saw afoot.

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Tuesday, March 08, 2011

The Two-Way

VIDEO: Just Like In 'Up', House Floats Into Sky Under 300 Balloons

On Saturday morning, March 5, National Geographic Channel and a team of scientists, engineers & two world-class balloon pilots successfully launched a 16' X 16' house 18' tall with 300 8' colored weather balloons, and set a new world record for the largest balloon cluster flight ever attempted.

March 8, 2011 National Geographic Channel's How Hard Can It Be? show decided to see if it could use balloons to float a whole house — just like in the Pixar movie Up. The answer: yes.

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The Picture Show

Surprising Portraits: Photos Of Feathers

Disk tail-feather tip of a King bird of paradise

January 25, 2011 A National Geographic article about bird evolution is interesting; even more interesting are the portraits of feathers.

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Thursday, August 05, 2010

The Picture Show

Photographing Apple's Snow Leopard And Other Big Cats

Smiling tiger image by Steve Winter

August 5, 2010 Steve Winter has an odd experience when he enters an Apple store. The elusive snow leopard, which he chased for 10 grueling months in northern India, is now everywhere. His tiger photos appear in this month's National Geographic magazine.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Blog Of The Nation

'Uncontacted' Amazon Tribes

June 17, 2008 All about "uncontacted" tribes in the Amazon with explorer Scott Wallace.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Blog Of The Nation

Climate Connections

April 22, 2008 Around the world with NPR and National Geographic.

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