National Geographic

Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Environmental Journalist-in-Residence and senior lecturer, is the author of “Where is Malaysian Airlines Flight 370? A Simple Barnacle Could Help Lead Us to the Missing Plane” published in National Geographic on Aug. 23. The story focuses on how shell chemistry…

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Posted: August 24, 2023

Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Environmental Journalist-in-Residence, is the author of “One of the World’s Biggest Sea Snails at Risk of Extinction” published in National Geographic on April 6. The story focuses on Horse Conchs, the marine snails that build Florida’s colossal state seashell. According…

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Posted: April 8, 2022

Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications environmental journalist-in-residence is the author of “Can We Engineer a Way to Stop a Hurricane?” published in National Geographic on Oct. 13. In the article, Barnett comments on the intense 2017 hurricane season and rekindles the notion of possibly cooling…

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Posted: October 31, 2017

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Environmental Scientist-in-Residence Cynthia Barnett’s article “Why It’s Important to Save Our Seas’ Last Pristine Places” was published in the Feb. 2017 edition of National Geographic. The article, which was the issue’s cover story, speaks to growing evidence that preserving precious areas not…

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Posted: February 9, 2017

https://vimeo.com/groups/wildtoinspire/videos/119134852 This fall, Filipe DeAndrade will be traveling to Africa. The 2012 telecommunication production graduate is the winner of the second annual WILD TO INSPIRE filmmaking competition. National Geographic WILD presents this award, in partnership with the Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF). As the…

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Posted: April 14, 2015