Let go of your idea of the rough-and-tumble Amazonian expeditions of the past as the Amazon enters a new era of exploration.

Galápagos is a living laboratory where every environmental decision matters. On Santa Cruz, the most populated island of the ...

A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, birds and other animals in the wild that are increasingly showing up for sale on ...

A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, birds and other ...

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died. Gramma was born ...

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died. Gramma was born ...

As 2025 inches towards its end, National Geographic is celebrating the year by dropping its annual Pictures of the Year 2025, “highlighting the images that most inspired and defined the past year ...

Each year, National Geographic highlights a collection of the most compelling images captured by Nat Geo photographers over the past 12 months in their "Pictures of the Year." For 2025, Nat Geo ...

Every year, the entire staff of National Geographic — writers, explorers, photographers — get together to decide the best places to visit in the year to come. Related Articles 10 cool things to do on ...

Hundreds of miles off the coast of Ecuador, in the very place that inspired Charles Darwin’s seminal theory of evolution, a wild-growing species appears to have hit rewind. A small tomato found in the ...

"It's a blue whale, the largest animal on the planet!" the expedition leader cried out, as passengers rushed to the front of the ship to watch for the telltale spout. After an initial pass, the ...