A sea kayaking journey through the Johnstone Strait offers eye-to-eye encounters with orcas, humpbacks and sea lions.

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.

PHOTOGRAPH BY Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Image Collection By mid ... On her last assignment for the magazine, she tracked whooping cranes from Canada to Texas. Bertie Gregory, a Bristol ...

“That’s a big one,” she told her colleague Caroline Cappello, a wildlife ecologist who ... appears in the May 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine. Writer Rene Ebersole traveled ...

Wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory helped choose the winners of the challenge, saying the collection is proof of how lucky we are to live on Earth.

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 ...

Footage Bertie Gregory filmed for National Geographic's 'Secrets of the Penguins ... into the ocean from a 50-foot cliff Emmy-winning wildlife cinematographer Bertie Gregory has seen a lot ...

A version of this story appears in the May 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

This is the first confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat.The team on Schmidt Ocean Institute's Research Vessel Falkor (too) captured ...

Luckily for Arizonans, a new ranking named two Arizona national parks top spots to see wildlife, including bison, mountain lions and a variety of birds and creepy crawlers. The Grand Canyon ...

Here's why Arizona national parks are a wildlife hotspot and where to go to see the most animals. The Grand Canyon is a favorite destination for tourists and Arizonans alike. It is one of the most ...

In Ocala National Forest, Florida, a cicada slowly unfurls its wings and expands its body after emerging from its exoskeleton. Photograph By Nicholas Conzone All periodical cicadas in a given year ...