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  2020 in Photos

  

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  2020 was a year full of rapid innovation, discovery, unrest – against the backdrop of a new disease that redefined the way we live. Here, through the eyes of National Geographic photographers, is a collection of images, essays and on-the-ground reports from a year that will be etched in history.

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  Earth Day at 50: celebrating change, and looking for hope

  

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  National Geographic commemorates 50 years of Earth Day with a series of stories recognising the threats to our world – and the futures we can create. Also read Jane Goodall’s iconic 1963 article to celebrate the premiere of Jane: The Hope on the National Geographic channel on April 22 at 8pm.

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  Women of Impact

  

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  November’s issue of National Geographic magazine is the first produced by all-female contributors. It recognises a century of change in attitudes towards women – and the rise of female voices in science, politics, adventure and culture, where they are re-writing the rules and re-drawing the future. Opening an insightful 130 year-strong archive of photography and featuring essays, impactful journalism and the voices of females worldwide, this is a celebration of individuals, an evolution in attitudes – and an exploration of what needs to happen next.

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  How Global Football Began With a 0-0 Draw

  nationalgeographic.co.uk - By Mark Bailey

  The first international football match, contested by Scotland and England in 1872, lit the spark for today’s televised extravaganzas Shortly after 2pm …

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  British Scientists Warn That Traders and Traffickers are Winning the Orchid Battle

  nationalgeographic.co.uk - By Rachael Bale

  Orchids are wanted for everything from decoration to food and medicine, but illegal collectors could be wiping out species before we even know they …

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  Admire Britain's Finest Trees

  nationalgeographic.co.uk - By Vinny Crump

  Discover the leading contenders in Britain’s 2017 Tree of the Year competition One tree sprouted from the slime of Passchendaele on the Western Front; …