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    Sleeping Beauty

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Expeditions Council Projects

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    Blue Holes Project

    National Geographic Emerging Explorer Kenny Broad and a team of divers aren't afraid to go far underground to explore the Bahamas' underwater caves and aquifers.

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    Snow Leopards

    The elusive Central Asian snow leopard steps into a risk-filled future.

  • Photo: Mike Fay in the Redwood forest

    Redwood Transect

    On a yearlong, 700-mile (1,125-kilometer) hike through California's redwood forests, Michael Fay collected data and documented the state of the forest, helping to call attention to this one-of-a-kind ecosystem.

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    Monster Fish

    Join Hogan on his quest to find and study the worlds largest freshwater fish in Thailand waters. He'll travel the country in search of 600-pound Siamese carp, 10-foot-long Mekong giant catfish and the endangered giant freshwater stingray, among others.

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    Explorer-in-Residence Zahi Hawass examines Tut's DNA and Emerging Explorer Kenny Broad dives into Bahamas Blue Caves.

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