Quickparts ( http://www.quickparts.com ), one of North America's largest providers of custom designed parts, recently produced parts needed to upgrade National Geographic's Crittercam.
WASHINGTON -- Future explorers, photographers, writers, filmmakers and biologists can now head into the field and learn from the experts on a National Geographic Student Expedition. This new program offers immersive travel for high school students that combines education and adventure in some of the world's most fascinating places. With...
National Geographic has a good, ultimately hard-headed look at biomimetics -- using nature as a model for product design. Velcro would be the best example (it was invented in 1948 by copying cockleburrs). The article, Design by Nature, starts out breathy, looking at some of the...
Japanese Speakers Can Access NationalGeographic.com's Award-Winning Photos, Videos, Animals and Environmental Content along with Localized News and Events
WASHINGTON -- China's potential for breathtaking success and unmitigated disaster is transfixing. In a new book, an unprecedented visual tour de force, National Geographic chronicles China's astonishing ascent through some of the most eye-opening, evocative and extraordinary pictures ever recorded of the enigmatic nation, past and present. INSIDE CHINA (National...
LA MIRADA, Calif. -- The National Geographic "10 Best of Everything" book, also known as "An Ultimate Guide for Travelers" has named the Capistrano Luggage Line from Ricardo Beverly Hills (www.ricardobeverlyhills.com) as a top pick in the luggage category in the 2008 edition.
Los Angeles can lay claim to more than the Hollywood Bowl, Grauman's Chinese Theatre and the Venice Beach boardwalk. Sprawling through 160,000-plus acres of the city, and no less stimulating, is the world's largest urban national park -- the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area -- and Griffith Park. To...
National Geographic Content To Be Introduced Throughout ePals' Global Learning Community, Enhancing Learning Experiences for Classrooms and Students Around the World
WASHINGTON -- National Geographic magazine's April issue delivers an all-star lineup of writers and photographers. From the cover story about Africa's Sahel, in which Paul Salopek recounts how he landed in a Darfur prison, to Calvin Trillin's experiences with rickshaw pullers on the streets of Kolkata to Mary Roach's account...
WASHINGTON -- REAL D will make 3-D films produced by National Geographic available to its exhibition partners, it was announced jointly today by Lisa Truitt, president of National Geographic Giant Screen Films and Special Projects, and Michael V. Lewis, chairman and CEO of REAL D. The arrangement will help expand...
NEW YORK -- JPMorgan Chase announced today that it is the national sponsor for the National Geographic Society's annual National Geographic Bee. It is the third consecutive year, the firm will sponsor the competition, which challenges students on current events and their knowledge of physical, cultural, historical and economic geography.
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Open Media Network OMN and FilmClix today announced a partnership to bring a variety of National Geographic programming to online audiences, with the full photographic fidelity for which National Geographic is known. Viewers can now rent National Geographic shows by downloading content online through the free...
Freestyle Audio's one-of-a-kind digital music player has been chosen as the recipient of the renowned "Best of Adventure" gear award by National Geographic Adventure Magazine. The Freestyle Audio DMP is the world's first and finest completely waterproof mp3 player designed specifically to accommodate the special needs of all active...
WASHINGTON -- National Geographic Digital Motion, the stock footage service of National Geographic Digital Media, has chosen Thought Equity, a worldwide leader in the commercial licensing and management of motion imagery, as the exclusive online distribution partner to complement its existing licensing business. Digital Motion is the digital archive and...