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.

Sam Abell said he doesn’t exactly seek out danger, but he’s learned that it’s often there, right beside the kind of strange ...

A version of this story appears in the May 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine. The nonprofit National Geographic Society, committed to illuminating and protecting the wonder of our world ...

National Geographic photographer Keith Ladzinski shares the wins that come from exploring activities, arts and culture beyond ...

asked the 78-year-old director of the University of Washington’s Center for Ecosystem Sentinels and a National Geographic Explorer. “They’re comical, they’re curious, they’re endearing.” ...

A photo gallery of the art exhibit "Celebrating Student Creativity" on display at Tampa International Airport until May 30th.

and helping to preserve and promote regional and national cultural heritage on a global scale. Hay-on-Wye is Wales has empty buildings filled with secondhand books. Photograph by Gregor Lengler ...

Imagine that you could travel back in time, to before Minnesota was settled. In this scenario, you’re an eagle, carving huge circles against a cobalt sky, riding a midday’s thermals, while below, ...

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 ...

CELEBRATE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND STEVEN SPIELBERG’S JAWS ON MARTHA’S VINEYARD WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, DISCOVERY CHANNEL & ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MA, UNITED STATES, ...

Though these newer sensational claims have not been peer-reviewed, and one of the authors is well known for publishing books about aliens, the combination of doctorates and an allegedly new ...

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 ...