Get a sneak peek behind the incredibly cool careers of National Geographic explorers. These guys dive with jellyfish, listen to chipmunks, and design astronaut fashion—and show you how you can have an amazing job as well!
00:00 Jellyfish Whisperer
With crazy-colored dyes and awesome lasers, bioengineer Kakani Katija researches jellyfish in the waters of Panama and Palau.
02:27 Satellite Sleuth
Searching for Genghis Khan’s tomb means using drones and aerial surveys—not on-the-ground techniques—for research scientist Albert Lin.
05:10 Snake Charmers
Burmese pythons in Florida? Yep! Research biologists Skip Snow and Mike Rochford prowl the Everglades examining and removing these unwanted, invasive snakes.
07:58 Bug Builder
Check out these tiny robots based on bugs created by electrical engineer Robert Woods.
10:01 Glacial Ghost
Skiing the steep mountains of Greenland isn’t just fun for adventure activist Natalie Segal—it's helping bring attention to climate change.
12:18 Interspace Invader
Discover bones and stones buried underwater as environmental anthropologist Kenny Broad dives deep into mysterious blue time capsules.
14:58 Cosmic Customer
Check out the latest fashion—on Mars! Planetary scientist Pascal Lee crafts new gear to wear on future Martian expeditions.
17:29 Dung Detectives
Get the scoop on poop! Go on this weird scavenger hunt with biological conservationists Karen DeMatteo and Gregg Treinish as they study animal behavior and health through poop.
19:49 Chipmunk Recorder
Do you speak chipmunk? Behavioral ecologist Charlene Couchoux is trying to learn by capturing their sounds with supersonic microphones.
22:03 Redwood Rambler
Scaling giant redwood trees that are almost 300 feet tall, wildlife photographer Nick Nichols hopes to photograph the secretive spotted owl.
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