At more than 430 miles long, the Mauritania Railway has been transporting iron ore across the blistering heat of the Sahara Desert since 1963. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Short Film Showcase: http://bit.ly/ShortFilmShowcase About Short Film Showcase: The Short…
In the second episode of the series, sponsored by Dell, host John Urschel takes a deeper look at The Wasp. Special thanks to the LA Natural History Museum!
The northern white rhino is a near-extinct species: the last male, Sudan, died in March 2018 and there are only two females left, both infertile. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science,…
Mauritius is a small island with a big ocean state. Fringed by a ring of coral reefs, the lagoons attract millions of tourists and provide a livelihood for more than 2,200 local artisanal fishermen. However, years of degradation has left…
England’s New Forest holds some of the most remarkable creatures, but you might have to look under a rock to find them. Beetles, ants, and dragonflies abound in this stunning short from filmmaker Oliver Mueller. He shot these incredible insects…
For 300 years the Romanovs ruled Russia as tsars. But as World War I brought Russia to revolution, Tsar Nicholas II and his family were overthrown. During his World Cup tour of Russia, National Geographic reporter Sergey Gordeev visits the…
Near the summer solstice, communities across China gather to race boats, many adorned with painted carvings of dragons. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists,…
For National Geographic photographers and explorers to capture unique wildlife images and collect data, they need specialized cameras. At National Geographic’s Photo Engineering and the Engineering Technology Lab, staff constantly invent and modify new tools of the trade. ➡ Subscribe:…
Ninety percent of the world’s supply of precious gemstone amber comes from Kaliningrad, Russia. During his World Cup tour of Russia, National Geographic reporter Sergey Gordeev visits the city’s amber museum and visits a jeweler to see the gemstone fashioned…
Contemporary Artist Zaria Forman accompanies NASA’s Operation IceBridge on their 2017 flights over the Greenland ice sheet.
