Have you heard about our new hour-long self-paced online course "Developing an #ExplorerMindset with your Learners"? This course is meant as an introduction to all things Nat Geo Education. We hope you'll check it out and pass it on! 📸 : Michael Melford on.natgeo.org/6013H7GM5

Pileated woodpecker. (Photo courtesy of Charlie Parchem) #birdtwitter #wildlifephotography #nature #bloodpressurebreak

Weedy Seadragons are incredibly beautiful looking creatures and what is extra special, the male carries the eggs until the babies are born. 📸 IG @ onebreathdiver #ocean #nature #wednesdaythought

The views of Earth from space are fascinating.

Way too funny! 😂🤣 📷 Unknown

After this post we will not be tweeting today, aside from augmenting and boosting posts about Truth and Reconciliation. Canada has a dark past. Kids, under government order, were taken from Indigenous families and forced into residential schools. (1/2)

Today is also World Habitat Day! Let's take today to notice the importance of our oceans and the work that needs to be done to keep it safe for generations to come!

Henrietta Lacks' estate is suing a biotech company, accusing it of selling cells that doctors took from her in 1951 without her knowledge or consent. Lacks' cells, reproduced infinitely, have become a cornerstone of modern medicine. n.pr/2Ykk4pc

Wow, take a look at this. Here is time-lapse of the lava lake inside of Kilauea. The incredible video taken from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park shows the lava steadily moving inside of the crater. #HNN

What is sustainability for real?

Syukuro Manabe, one of today's physics #NobelPrize winners, laid the foundation for the development of climate models. Read our 1970 story about his work: sciencenews.org/archive/comput…

Our latest production from Higher Ground, Ada Twist, Scientist, is now on Netflix. Based on the book series, the show will continue the work we started at the White House Science Fair. We hope it inspires more young people to discover science and use their imagination to create.

We're thankful for special marine life encounters like this 😍 Why are you thankful to be a scuba diver? 📹: IG user 'david_valencia_photography' in Mexico

Aren’t those prickly sea urchins uncomfy for the octo? 🎥 @jenstrongin & BrookeIke Whelp, octopus suckers have a ⁣⁣chitinous cuticle— it acts like how your nails protect your fingers, except for octopuses the cuticle is a protective lining covering the surface of every sucker!

No date night is complete without a smooth prey drop.

Natural outdoor spaces provide opportunities for people to connect with themselves, nature, and their favorite hobbies—such as photography. Learn what inspired the photographers of our 2022 Get Into Your Sanctuary Photo Contest: sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/dec22/giy… 📸: Daryl Duda

Emil Pagliarulo Emil, you’re really bringing the feels out of me right now, and I wasn’t even there. I can’t even explain how thankful I am for you guys as creators, my favorite developer of all time. Through thick & thin. Much love to the BGS team, and especially to Ferret Baudoin & his family.

Lead Designer Emil Pagliarulo Remembers Ferret Baudoin From Starfield #GAMING superjii.uk/lead-designer-…