The National Geographic Society (NGS) is a nonprofit organization founded in Washington, D.C., in January 1888 to increase and diffuse geographical knowledge. It funds exploration, scientific research, conservation, and education worldwide, and is historically linked to National Geographic magazine, though…
The Explorers Club is an international organization founded to support exploration and scientific investigation of the natural world. Since its founding, the Club has provided a professional home for explorers, scientists, and researchers whose work spans Earth’s landscapes, oceans, polar…
The Smithsonian Institution stands as the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, anchored in Washington, D.C. but reaching into every continent through its scientific fieldwork and international partnerships. Few institutions combine the breadth of activities found under the Smithsonian’s…
