Beginning November 19, 2009, National Geographic Museum will be home to life-size clay figures that are nearly 2,000 years in age. Buried underground until their discovery in 1974, they are considered one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. Learn more about the Terra Cotta Warriors and plan your visit today!

In April 2009, National Geographic Fellow Dr. Enric Sala led an expedition to the southern Line Islands, in a remote area of the Pacific, as part of the Ocean Now project to investigate one of the few untouched and healthy coral reef ecosystems remaining on our planet. The work of the Ocean Now team is critical to developing a plan to bring back endangered coral systems in other marine regions. Learn more about Ocean Now and Enric Sala.

National Geographic has partnered with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. on a traveling exhibition of extraordinary archaeological treasures from the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul, featuring nearly 230 works dating back more than 4,000 years. Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the exhibit began a 17-month tour of the United States in May 2008. Learn more >>

National Geographic has created an emergency fund to help avert a potential conservation disaster: the complete loss of lions in and around Amboseli National Park, one of Kenya's most important tourist destinations. In partnership with Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert, the Society is committed to working with local Maasai tribespeople to save these majestic animals. Here's a message from the Jouberts. Learn more about this conservation crisis and help save the Amboseli lions today.