15 h. ago Wildlife star Bertie Gregory reveals how to avoid a great white shark attack

We might think of sharks as ruthless killers – but National Geographic star Bertie Gregory insists they’re “rather sweet” with a “lovely temperament”

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8 d. ago Chivas Brothers offer unforgettable experiences at iconic Scottish distilleries this summer

Chivas Brothers is offering 18 unique whisky experiences this summer at four distilleries across Scotland, with prices from £20 to £1,200

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9 d. ago What to Stream: Ryan Coogler’s 'Sinners,' a Kesha album, 'SharkFest' and John Cena with Idris Elba

Kesha enjoying her freedom on her first new album since she left her old label and Ryan Coogler’s guts-spilling vampire film “Sinners,” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

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3 w. ago Here's why Eurostar's new rivals are good news for travelers

Here's why Eurostar's new rivals are good news for travelers  National Geographic

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3 w. ago ‘People didn’t like women in space’: how Sally Ride made history and paid the price

Ride was the first US woman in space – but a National Geographic documentary looks at how she was forced to hide her queerness to succeedA week before Sally – a documentary about the first American woman to fly into space – landed at the Sundance film festival in January, Nasa employees received emails informing them how Donald Trump’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) rollbacks would take effect.Contracts and offices associated with DEI programs were to be terminated. Staff were given Orwellian instruction to inform the government of any attempt to disguise inclusion efforts in “coded or imprecise language”. In the weeks to follow, Nasa would take back its promise to send the first woman and person of color to the moon’s surface. Meanwhile, employees are reported to be hiding their rainbow flags and any other expressions of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community, allegedly because they were instructed to do so though Nasa denies those claims. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Attenborough’s Ocean is the film I’ve been waiting my whole career for – now the world must act on its message | George Monbiot

The documentary shows the damage that fishing does to our planet. So why does the industry still hold governments to ransom?I have been saying this a lot recently: “At last!” At last, a mainstream film bluntly revealing the plunder of our seas. At last, a proposed ban on bottom trawling in so-called “marine protected areas” (MPAs). At last, some solid research on seabed carbon and the vast releases caused by the trawlers ploughing it up. But still I feel that almost everyone is missing the point.David Attenborough’s Ocean film, made for National Geographic, is the one I’ve been waiting for all my working life. An epoch ago, when I worked in the BBC’s Natural History Unit in the mid-1980s, some of us lobbied repeatedly for films like this, without success. Since then, even programmes that purport to discuss marine destruction have carefully avoided the principal cause: the fishing industry. The BBC’s Blue Planet II and Blue Planet Live series exemplified the organisation’s perennial ...

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3 w. ago Scotland's best whisky distilleries 'to visit this summer' named by National Geographic

There is no time like the present to book a tour of a distillery.

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4 w. ago The Scottish 'whisky capital' with distilleries perfect for Father's Day visit

Treat your dad or loved one to a whisky staycation.

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