National Geographic supports projects that help us discover, understand, and care for our planet. In California, conservationist Michael Fay is hiking 700 miles (1,125 kilometers) through redwood forests to raise awareness and funds to protect the rare ecosystem. In Kenya's Turkana Basin, scientists have unearthed 16,000-plus fossils to create the world's largest resource on human evolution. By supporting innovative projects such as these, National Geographic upholds its legacy of exploration, education, and conservation.
Oceanographer Sylvia Earle—also known as Her Deepness—has led more than 60 expeditions and logged more than 6,000 hours underwater, studying marine ecosystems and researching new exploration technologies.
Scientist, author, and filmmaker Spencer Wells is a leading population geneticist and head of the Genographic Project, an ambitious attempt to capture a genetic snapshot of humanity.
Tierney Thys and her colleagues travel the world's oceans studying the giant sunfish, one of the largest fish in the world—yet one of the least understood.