As the magnitude of water shortage issues arise globally, National Geographic Explorers along with the World Freshwater Initiative highlight stories of the communities facing critical challenges.

This story appears in the April 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine ... William Lange stands over a blown-up sonar survey map of the Titanic site—a meticulously stitched-together mosaic ...

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After a recent video, someone from the National Geographic Society reached out to give me an updated set of their atlases.

As word of his success spread, more towns around the world embraced the concept for ... and helping to preserve and promote regional and national cultural heritage on a global scale.