We're supporting Explorer innovation.
Our Human Ingenuity work aims to develop creative, novel, or scalable solutions to global sustainability challenges and projects that highlight breakthrough solutions and innovations. Across topics like applied artificial intelligence and technology, innovations in climate adaptation, natural resources and systems sustainability, outer space, and related fields — our goal is to inspire and empower creative minds to think in bold, impactful ways.
Perpetual Planet Expeditions
The National Geographic Society and Rolex have partnered to support trailblazing scientific research, expeditions, and solutions to increase our understanding of the threats facing the planet’s life support systems and drive action to address them.
Our Human Ingenuity Explorers
They’re working on the cutting edge to inspire, educate, and find innovative approaches to solve our most pressing challenges.
Our Human Ingenuity Explorers are in the field developing technology that pushes the limits of what is possible across science, exploration, storytelling, and conservation. They’re illuminating patterns to better understand our Earth; they’re educating the next generation of Explorers to reach beyond the boundaries of creativity; and they’re engineering, designing, building, deploying, and defying human innovation.
Read more stories of impact from some of our Human Ingenuity Explorers on nationalgeographic.com
Gautam Shah: Saving wildlife from behind the computer screen
Martin Wikelski: Investigating migratory patterns of wildlife
Grace Young: Creating high tech for deep oceans
Jonatha Giddens: Illuminating patterns and ecology of the ocean
Corey Jaskolski: Developing tech for the world’s most unforgiving environments
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Bring Human Ingenuity into the classroom
Spark new curiosities and download resources we've made available for educators and learners in our Resource Library. We've provided lessons, articles, maps, videos, and so much more, to inspire our mission to preserve and protect the wonder of our world.
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As a global community, we have a duty to work toward making our world a better place. By empowering innovative thinkers and creators, we can move our human journey forward and inspire generations to come. How will you contribute to the evolution of our world?
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