Best Job Ever Season 1, Episode 11: Science Photographer: Anand Varma

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Climbing Glaciers

Watch what happens when two explorers team up to learn about climate change by crossing the world's 20 largest glaciers.

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Riding Horses with Mongolian Nomads

Nomads constantly travel to find pasture for their animals. National Geographic host Chris Bashinelli spent one month with nomads in Mongolia to find out how nomadic culture is adapting to an ever-changing and modernizing world.

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Submarine Diving in the Galápagos

What's it like to hop in a submarine and dive a thousand feet underwater to an unexplored region of the Galápagos Islands? Marine conservationist and National Geographic explorer Jessica Cramp takes us on a journey to find out.

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Photographing Florida's Secret Wildlife

National Geographic photographer Carlton Ward encounters alligators, manatees, and rattlesnakes on his 1,000-mile, 70-day trek to protect Florida’s hidden wilderness.

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Hanging Out With Chinstrap Penguins

Chinstrap penguins might be cute, but wildlife biologist Douglas Krause knows that they like to cause mischief.

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Crashing a Beluga Whale Party

Thousands of beluga whales gather in Canada's Cunningham Inlet each summer for what National Geographic explorer and nature photographer Nansen Weber calls "a big beluga party." Using a drone, Weber captures the view from above.

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Ocean Explorer: Katy Croff Bell

Oceanographers explore the deep sea with underwater vehicles, cameras and high tech equipment. Katy Croff Bell tells us more about her job studying the depths of the ocean in Best Job Ever.

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Astrophysicist: Jedidah Isler

Exploring stars, planets, galaxies, black holes, and blazers are part of an Astrophysicists’ work.

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Marine Biologist: David Gruber

David Gruber studies glow in the dark fish!

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Drone Designer: David Lang

David Lang built a treasure finding drone!

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Science Photographer: Anand Varma

Anand Varma photographs baby bees!

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Guerrilla Geographer: Daniel Raven-Ellison

aniel Raven-Ellison is a guerrilla geographer experiencing nature in new ways.

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Spaceship Designer: Constance Adams

As a space architect, Constance Adams has designed vehicles for human exploration of space. Learn more about her and her out of this world career.

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Cave Art Researcher: Genevieve von Petzinger

Before texting, emoji and a written languages our ancestors used cave art. Follow Paleoanthropologist Genevieve Von Petzinger story about her job uncovering the meaning behind these markings.

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Polar Explorer: Jade Hameister

In April 2016, Jade became the youngest person in history to ski to the North Pole! Learn more about her and her polar adventure

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Wildlife Photographer: Joel Sartore

Wildlife photographer Joel Sartore takes pictures of endangered animals! Learn more about Photo Ark and his mission to save endangered species through photography.