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The Journey Of Humankind

This is the story of how the world became modern, the greatest adventure story of humanity. We go back to the start, when we invented the tools and then the tools invented us! Man and fire, man and medicine, transport, innovations that changed the world and humanity.

Follow Mysterious sea 'worm' spotted near New Zealand February 20, 2019 - Two divers filming off the coast of New Zealand spotted something that looked like an enormous plastic bag. Upon closer inspection, the divers discovered that it was an eight-metre-long, translucent sea “worm.” It’s called a pyrosome, and it is a free-flowing colony of individual organisms called zooids. Zooids are small multicellular organisms that filter feed by pumping water through their bodies and catching plankton. The pyrosome can be as small as a centimetre or as big as the one in this video. At night, they swim up to the surface to feed, and when the sun comes up, they dive back into the depths.

Mysterious sea 'worm' spotted near New Zealand

Follow Free Solo | Trailer From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi (“MERU”) and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin comes National Geographic Documentary Film’s FREE SOLO, a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of the free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock ... the 3,000ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park ... without a rope.

Free Solo | Trailer

Follow Watch how crabs make their own ‘hats’ using sponges These creative crustaceans spend hours crafting their headgear, which may protect against predators, new research reveals.

Watch how crabs make their own ‘hats’ using sponges

Follow Dead whale found with almost 6 kg of plastic in its stomach Nov. 21, 2018 - A dead sperm whale washed ashore in eastern Indonesia with almost six kilograms of plastic in its stomach. The trash included 115 drinking cups, 25 plastic bags, plastic bottles, two flip-flops, and more than 1,000 pieces of string. The whale’s exact cause of death is unknown, but observers say the whale may highlight the global plastic pollution problem.

Dead whale found with almost 6 kg of plastic in its stomach

Follow Orcas and beluga whales at risk of death February 7, 2019 - The “whale jail” is in legal limbo while Russia’s government scrambles for answers.

Orcas and beluga whales at risk of death

Follow Exclusive video reveals half-male, half-female cardinal February 4, 2019 - Birdwatchers in Erie, Pennsylvania, found an incredibly uncommon bird—in their backyard.

Exclusive video reveals half-male, half-female cardinal

Follow Go behind the scenes with illustrator Christoph Niemann Illustrator Christoph Niemann travelled the Mekong, documenting the experience in his sketchbook.

Go behind the scenes with illustrator Christoph Niemann

Follow Protecting Paradise Corona, has joined forces with National Geographic as part of its 100 Islands Protected initiative, to showcase how the global marine plastic pollution issue is impacting some of our most pristine and remote paradises. This documentary is sponsored by Corona in partnership with Parley.

Protecting Paradise

Follow Lion pride try to slay a full-grown giraffe January 29, 2019 - A pride of lions stalks its prey. Instead of going for easier prey like a gazelle, this pride ambitiously took on an adult giraffe. An adult giraffe can stand up to 5.8 metres tall and weigh up to 1,270 kilograms. Young giraffes are more likely to fall prey to lion attacks, but as they grow they become more difficult to take down. Witnesses say the giraffe was able to shake the lions off.

Lion pride try to slay a full-grown giraffe

Follow Beetles battle for a prized ball of dung January 17, 2019 - Two individuals fighting over a ball of dung sounds like a metaphor for a bad love triangle. But for dung beetles, it’s survival. Dung is a valuable resource, used as food and as a nursery for beetle babies. Each beetle is trying to throw the other off-balance. When one beetle is thrown off, balance it becomes vulnerable to injury because its wings are exposed. One species, the bull-headed dung beetle, has astounding strength for its size. They can pull up to 1,141 times their own weight. After each beetle takes a turn in control of the dung, one eventually concedes and scampers off.

Beetles battle for a prized ball of dung

Follow Jaguar Cubs Born in Argentina On June 6, 2018, a rare birth was celebrated at the Ibera National Park in Argentina. First-time Jaguar mother Tania gives birth to three cubs.

Jaguar Cubs Born in Argentina

Follow Filming Valley Of The Boom "Let's make this show as disruptive as the guys who are making this technology" - Matthew Carnahan

Filming Valley Of The Boom

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