Whether it’s an emperor penguin launching from the sea, a playful Adélie penguin or a colony of king penguins, these globe-spanning seabirds inspire awe and conservation.

They also can remain submerged for over 20 minutes. PHOTOGRAPH BY Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Image Collection By mid-December, as the Antarctic summer approaches, the chicks have started to ...

For example, to feed its young, it scavenges small pathogen-laden dead animals like mice ... this story appears in the May 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine. The nonprofit National ...

For decades, scientists and surgeons around the world have been trying to solve the organ donor crisis. The answer could be ...

Both animals occupy fissures in the coastline ... of Washington’s Center for Ecosystem Sentinels and a National Geographic Explorer. “They’re comical, they’re curious, they’re endearing.” ...

A version of this story appears in the May 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine. Based in Syracuse, New York, National Geographic Explorer Amy Toensing photographed communities and paddlers ...

Tulane University archaeologist and National Geographic Explorer Francisco Estrada-Belli, who was also not involved in the new study, says some scholars have proposed Tikal was ruled after this by ...

PHOTOGRAPH BY THOMAS PESCHAK, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC IMAGE COLLECTION Borboroglu ... But no matter how far they roam, many of the animals now face the same issues. About half the world’s penguins ...

A tent is pitched underneath the northern lights at Gates of the Arctic, the northernmost national park in the United States. This region of Alaska is among the best places on Earth for viewing ...

Two Italian scientists claim to have discovered 38,000-year-old structures buried deep beneath the pyramids. But there's a big reason to be skeptical. A pair of researchers has claimed to find ...

A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be protective against developing dementia. While there is currently no ...

Photograph by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel, National Geographic Friendship Trees, Yoshino Cherry, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C. Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore, a writer ...