2010 Emerging Explorers

National Geographic's Emerging Explorers Program recognizes and supports uniquely gifted and inspiring young adventurers, scientists, photographers, and storytellers—explorers who are already making a difference early in their careers.

  • Photo: Bolortsetseg Minjin

    Bolortsetseg Minjin, Paleontologist

    Bolortsetseg hopes to inspire a new generation of Mongolian paleontologists through outreach programs with schools, museums, and the nation’s educational TV channel.

  • Photo: Beth Shapiro

    Beth Shapiro, Molecular Biologist

    Beth Shapiro is analyzing ancient DNA samples and statistical models that will give science a whole new view of our tumultuous past.

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Expedition Mongolia

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    Join the Expedition

    Help Emerging Explorer Albert Lin find the lost tomb of Genghis Khan by joining the crowdsourcing effort to scan satellite images for clues.  A ground team in Mongolia will investigate the clues suggested by the community.  You'll be breaking ground in archaeology, without actually breaking any ground!

Science Topics

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The Great Energy Challenge

Better understand the need for clean energy and learn how to be part of the solution.

  • Oil coats beach sand at the mouth of the Mississippi River, south of Venice, Louisiana, U.S., on Monday, May 17, 2010. President Barack Obama is planning to create a commission to investigate the BP Plc drilling accident, following presidential probes in prior decades of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident and the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Photographer: Jordan Burke/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    Your Oil Spill IQ

    You know the Gulf is a mess, but how much do you really know about oil spills?

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    Personal Energy Meter

    See how you measure up against others, and how changes at home could do tons to protect the planet.

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    Your Energy Diet

    Reducing power use is a like taking off extra pounds. These small steps may help heal the planet, and save you money.

Figure Out Your Footprint and Ways to Save »

My Shot National Parks