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A lifeboat that made international headlines in a high-profile pirate attack arrived at Nauticus today to be on display alongside a National Geographic exhibit about piracy.

Selection from 240 images featured in new book-National Geographic Image Collection.

Back for its second year, FotoWeekDC offers a packed schedule of exhibitions, museum shows and events scattered across the sprawling capital city.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. a ' Archie flips through the pages of a National Geographic magazine, looking for photos that remind him of favorite faraway places.

We'll admit, we've always been suckers for a good pile of in-room magazines . But the Loews Madison in DC is offering something even better - the chance to step into, literally, one of everyone's favorite magazines, National Geographic.

A southern Indiana amusement park's newest ride will be getting plenty of exposure in the coming weeks from a National Geographic Channel film crew.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Holiday World & Splashin' Safari will receive a wave of publicity as a crew from the National Geographic Channel will be on hand to capture a key moment in construction for the Wildebeest water coaster.

THREE fishermen were forced to make a dash for safety after a curious crocodile crept up on them before stealing a shark they had just reeled in.

Partnership between leading education companies introduces range of exciting interactive lessons Today Promethean, a global leader in education technology solutions, introduces National Geographic Young Explorer ActivLessons; a series of interactive whiteboard lessons designed specifically for kindergarten and first grade students.

The mini-documentary on the series of earthquakes that rattled the Reno area last year will be featured Thursday night on the National Geographic Channel.

Shopping cart The folks at National Geographic have explored the world, and now they're exploring the world of coffee.The National Geographic Society has partnered with Cafe Bom Dia, a fourth-generation family-owned coffee company based in Brazil, on a line of specialty-grade coffees called Terra Firma.Terra Firma single-origin light, medium and ...

Freedom of Speech , Arts & Culture , Development , Economics , Ethnicity , Governance , Literature , Media , Travel , International Relations Full Category List Excerpt Syrian bloggers frequently decry travel writing about their country - often it's too stereotypical, sometimes downright false.

MEGACITIES : In a bid to boost the city s international reputation, Kaohsiung signed a contract with National Geographic channel TV to star in a popular program STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Tuesday, Nov 03, 2009, Page 2 In an effort to raise the profile of Kaohsiung, the city government signed a contract with National Geographic Channels International ...

National Geographic has included the Historic Triangle in its list of the world's iconic destinations.

The International Documentary Assn. will present its 2009 Life Achievement Award to Errol Morris at its 25th annual IDA Awards on Dec.

The first people to paint their nails were the Chinese, around 3,000 B.C. The earliest typewriters were the size of pianos.

Bowie rancher Rick Geeslin talks with LeMarti Loyenpan of Kenya, who visited Wolf River Ranch to see the Myotonic Goats, also known as Fainting Goats.

Above, a diver comes face-to-face with a southern right whale off the Auckland Islands, New Zealand; below, a young leatherback turtle crawls to the ocean.

The November issue of National Geographic features an extraordinary photograph of a group of chimpanzees watching, evidently in solemn sympathy, as two humans prepare to bury a fallen peer.

Former Air America host, newly elected Minnesota Senator, and ex-self-help guru Al Franken's cartography skills are drawing attention from one of the nation's most prestigious journals.