National Geographic is 125

Let us pause to celebrate the organization that has done so much to bring the world's wonders to those of us who mostly stay home. Above, Mathew Stirling unearths Olmec civilization in Mexico.

Jane Goodall with one of her chimps.

The Leakeys at Olduvai Gorge.

Richard Adams at Rio Azul. Just four of the many, many important projects around the world partially funded and then brought to the public by National Geographic.