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MARS - The 6 Part Global Television Event

Sundays 7.30pm AEDT/NZDT on National Geographic Channel

National Geographic along with Hollywood directors Ron Howard and Brian Grazer have partnered with the greatest scientific minds in space exploration to make the awe-inspiring voyage and colonisation of Mars a reality.
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Joshua Jackson Visits The Great Barrier Reef

Premieres Tonight 7.30pm AEDT/NZDT on National Geographic Channel

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on the planet but as actor Joshua Jackson discovers, this is also where the impacts of climate change can be most profoundly experienced.
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MEET THE BIGGEST EVER LITTER OF BABY MEERKATS AT TARONGA ZOO

Taronga Zoo has welcomed its biggest litter of meerkat pups yet, with six new additions to the little meerkat family
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Welcome To The Savage Kingdom

Premieres Thursdays 8.30pm AEDT on Nat Geo WILD

There are ruthless predators; lions, leopards, hyenas and wild dogs who stop at nothing to get ahead in the game of life or death. Narrated by Game of Thrones’ Charles Dance welcome to the real Game Of Thrones.
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SOLVED: AUSTRALIA’S PINK LAKE MYSTERY

Scientists have finally discovered why Lake Hillier is a strange neon colour.
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Mars From A Rover's Perspective

In January 2004, Opportunity the Mars rover, touched down in Meridian, Mars. How do these rovers collect data to send back to Earth?

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Follow Video Six New Meerkat Pups Born at Taronga Zoo Meet the latest addition to Taronga Zoo's little meerkat family. These six pups were born in November to parents Nairobi and Maputo, bringing the total of Taronga's meerkat population to 12.

Follow Video Saba The Phatom Assassin Stealth is her greatest weapon for this queen of cheetahs. She is a fierce defender of her realm at Leopard Rock where her family resides.

WIN a Signed Copy of Buzz Aldrin’s Book Mission to Mars!

Plus own the companion book to National Geographic's Mars series - Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet

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WIN TICKETS to Spiders: Alive and Deadly

Over 400 creepy crawlies lie in wait at the Australian Museum right now!

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Event We Want Your Opinion on our NG Live Events - Terms and Conditons

The terms and conditions of entry to the Nat Geo Live Survey 2016

Event Thanks For Coming to Our MARS – THE LIVE EXPERIENCE

Thanks for attending our MARS LIVE event with Buzz Aldrin. Find your photos from the Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra event here.

News How to See a Meteor Shower During the Last Supermoon of 2016

In an unusual double feature for sky-watchers, the Geminids will peak during the year's final supermoon.

Follow My favourite cold temperature is forty below zero - where Celsius equals Fahrenheit. No need to specify the scale you’re using Neil deGrasse Tyson

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News See The Beauty of Broken Glass In These Photos From Israel

At a glass factory in Israel, mountains of broken bottles become art under photographer Oded Balilty’s creative eye.

Follow So much of life is wasted waiting in line: stores, traffic, security, etc. One hour per day sums to 5 years of your waking life Neil deGrasse Tyson