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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.
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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.
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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.
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!
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