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Can the public handle seeing photos of wounded American soldiers? In 2004 photojournalist Lynsey Addario took an assignment with a major U.S. magazine photographing wounded Americans coming out of Fallujah. But the magazine deemed the images too disturbing for publication and informed Addario that the photos would not be published. …

In Uganda, being diagnosed with breast cancer is thought of as a death sentence. Photojournalist Lynsey Addario captures the devastating impact of this disease on the women of this East African nation. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Nat Geo Live: http://bit.ly/MoreNatGeoLive About Nat Geo Live (National Geographic Live): Thought-provoking …

How do you move the needle and get people to care about conservation? National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore talks about photographing grizzly bears, wolves, and koalas and how photography can help make a difference in protecting all species. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Nat Geo Live: http://bit.ly/MoreNatGeoLive About Nat …

Experts estimate that half of our planet’s species will become extinct by the year 2100. National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore is trying to change those projections. He aims to inspire people to care more about the animals we share Earth with through stunning photography. To date, Sartore has photographed more …

Most people can name at least one organized-crime figure, but if you ask them to name a wildlife trafficker, the majority come up short. Investigative reporter Bryan Christy wants to change this by putting a face to the crime so that wildlife trafficking is treated like narcotics trafficking or any …

Around 30,000 elephants are killed every year just for their tusks. The lucrative illegal ivory trade that fuels these slaughters can bring in about $1,000 per kilo for raw ivory. In central Africa, park rangers are putting their lives on the line every day to protect elephants against armed militias …

Entertaining and fun, Bill Nye takes the stage at National Geographic headquarters to talk about climate change and how he hopes the U.S. will combat the problem through technology. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Nat Geo Live: http://bit.ly/MoreNatGeoLive About Nat Geo Live (National Geographic Live): Thought-provoking presentations by today’s …

In the intestines alone, the average person houses around 100 trillion microbes, and for every human cell in the body there are 10 microbial cells—making us more microbial than human. Scientific studies are beginning to show that these bacteria may be playing a much larger role in our lives than …

Famed adventurer Mike Libecki has set a goal to do a hundred expeditions by the time he turns 100 years old. With over 65 expeditions and counting Libecki sets his sights on an unclimbed tower in Greenland called the Polar Bear Fang. The adventurer has been trying to reach this …

As the climate changes and water becomes scarce in many parts of the world, growing enough food to feed the world’s increasing population will be a challenge. Caleb Harper, a 2015 National Geographic emerging explorer, is working to solve this problem by using technology to reenvision the way we grow …