Bringing Exploration to the Library: Gale and National Geographic Sign Agreement for Magazine Archive
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale, part of Cengage Learning and a leading publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses, and National Geographic, ...

National Geographic magazine set to release Arabic edition
After decades of turning out yellow-framed covers featuring Egyptian artifacts and other Middle East treasures, National Geographic magazine will for the first time soon start printing in Arabic.

Jan. 27, 1888: National Geographic Society Gets Going
1888: Bound together by an enthusiasm for geography and travel, a small cadre of distinguished businessmen, explorers, scientists and scholars officially incorporates the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C.

Gale, National Geographic Sign Agreement For Magazine Archive
The research and reference publisher Gale and National Geographic Thursday announced an agreement to provide an online archive of more than 100 years of National Geographic magazine.

Marion girl wins world championship National Geographic Photo Contest
Fourteen-year-old Makayla Hayes from Marion was named the international grand-prize winner of National Geographic’s fifth annual International Photography Contest for Kids, conducted in partnership with the English-language edition of National Geographic Kids magazine and nine international local-language editions. Hayes’ underwater self-portrait also placed first in the international “People ...

National Geographic Channel Takes 'Chasing Ice'
The National Geographic Channel has acquired the TV rights to “Chasing Ice” and says a theatrical partner will follow shortly. Jeff Orlowski’s U.S. Documentary Competition doc has been getting high marks for its beautiful cinematography, which is only equaled by the work of its subject, photographer James Balog. The film follows Balog who, after going out on an assignment to take photographs of ...

O.S. in National Geographic tsunami story
Not-so-good news: We’re called “soggy toast.” “In Washington there are tsunami evacuation signs, tall towers on the beaches to broadcast warnings, and tsunami information booklets in hotel rooms, next to Gideon Bibles. But evacuation centers are sparse; and not everyone has access to high ground.

New postage stamp features picture taken by Mystic photographer
In 2006, Mystic photographer Michael Melford was at Glacier National Park in Montana working on a story about the park for National Geographic magazine. That assignment ended up producing a photo that graces a new postage stamp.

Marion teen gets published in National Geographic
It took just one click. But the eyes of the world are focused on the work of a Heartland teen. Recently 14-year-old Makayla Hayes from Marion learned she'd won grand-prize in National Geographic's 5th

Ice-age fossil site featured in national publications
The historic ice-age fossil discovery in Snowmass Village remains in the limelight with national recognition. A National Geographic magazine article, a one-hour “Nova” program on Rocky Mountain PBS and a book about the so-called Snowmastodon Project are all scheduled for release early this year.