Map September 1973
National Geographic Map September 1973
Side 1 – Teammates in mankind’s greatest adventure
Side 2 – Photo: Earth from space
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National Geographic Map September 1973
Side 1 – Teammates in mankind’s greatest adventure
Side 2 – Photo: Earth from space
National Geographic Map June 1983
Side 1 – Journey Into The Universe Through Time and Space
Side 2 – Sky Survey – Charting the heavens
Demanding Equality, and Power, in America
Women must reject the subordinate status that society confers.
Framing History in Photos
National Geographic’s archive contains millions of images. Consider what they reveal about the lives of women.
Rwanda’s Renewal by Women
After the 1994 genocide, women stepped up to fill the gaps in power. Now Rwanda has some of the most female-friendly policies in the world. What’s still to be done?
Shaping the Future
In numerous male-dominated societies, women aren’t waiting for men to cede or share authority. Instead they organize, legislate, campaign and march to secure roles, rights, and privileges often reserved for men. “Women find strength to fight,” says one, “in their own way.”
Prosperity, Progress, and Peril: The Index
Measuring women’s sense of inclusion, security, and discrimination around the world.
A Right to be Safe
Urban India’s women have long risked harm just by walking down the street. Now there are signs of progress in burgeoning programs to make spaces safer and increase penalties for assailants.
Where Are The Women in Science?
During women’s long history in the sciences, they’ve been handicapped by sexism and harassment.
For Girls in Science, The Time is Now
Encouragement for girls’ STEM ambitions is replacing some of the barriers that frustrated previous generations.
In The Fight
As militaries open frontline roles to women, the rise in opportunities is undeniable. From the United States to hot spots around the world, a veteran conflict photographers document women warriors in training and in the field.
Walking With Migrants
The author falls in step with people driven by circumstance “to leave a familiar world.”
Born a Refugee
Rohingya babies start life stateless in a Bangladesh refugee camp.
From Africa to Spain
The migrants’ gamble has yet to pay off.
Tijuana Portraits
The border, in faces.
The Birth of Europe
Genetic tools tell what’s in the melting pot.
Building Bugs With Blooms
An artist uses natural materials he finds in his yard and among florists’ discards to make lively – and lifelike – portraits of insects.
We Are All Migrants
Thought time and space, humans are a migratory species.
Reducing Plastic Waste From Food Containers
Designers and engineers are developing new food packaging materials.
Peace Like a River
For a photographer who’s drained after years of covering conflict, fly-fishing offers solace.
From Tank to Table
The sustainable future is now, with fish farms feeding plants that grow without soil.
How Humans Got to the Moon …
Space prowess was built over time: the crews, the hardware, the goals.
… and What’s Next
Today’s space race is multinational, moneyed, and ever more crowded. What will its winners get?
Protecting the Sea at the End of the World
National Geographic’s Pristine Seas project has helped establish marine reserves to protect more than two million square miles of oceans. The project recently laid scientific groundwork for a new marine park off Argentina, with private and government support.
Desperate Niger
The West African nation is at risk from the chaos that surrounds it.
The Mangrove Wall
How climate change hits this natural defense.
Spirit Worlds
What remains in a glass of single malt Scotch whisky after the liquid is gone? A surreal collection of otherworldly landscapes – if you know how to look.
Let’s Send Only Women to Space
If females have the right stuff for long space voyages, why send men at all?
Straw Poll
To take plastic drinking straws out of the waste stream, consider metal, silicone – even bamboo.
A Salty Sea Island
Studying one spot in the Dead Sea involved flying a drone and taking a briny swim.
New Places to Go
Inventive prototypes of toilets might lead to low-cost, sanitary facilities that can work around the world.
THE SPACE ISSUE
Explore: Stardust, star names, a solar probe, and more
Shoot For The Moon. Again.
Can money be made by going into space?
A Moon Museum
As private firms try to launch a moon industry, artifacts of the first landings may be threatened.
Space Odyssey
What does space smell like? Astronaut Scott Kelly reveals that and more in this excerpt from his upcoming memoir, Endurance.
Warriors To The Rescue
Kenyans shelter orphaned elephants.
Messiah Complex
Self-described saviors draw disciples.
A Place To Go
Outdoor defecation threatens health.
Bolt From The Blue
The shortfin mako, Earth’s fastest shark.