Public opposition to the military’s plan to build up to seven telescopes in a state conservation district atop Haleakalā has been mounting in recent weeks, after the release of a draft environmental ...

Seaweed bathing in Ireland, a trek through Africa’s first designated wilderness quiet park—we asked National Geographic staff and contributors for their favorite places to escape the stress and noise ...

In a new series from National Geographic, the actor travels the world—and rethinks what it means to pursue a life well lived. Will Smith, here in Bhutan, trekked all the way from the South Pole to the ...

These 10 standout images were among thousands of stunning submissions in National Geographic’s Your Shot Pictures of the Year 2025 challenge. The delicate West Indian seagrape sawfly (Sericoceros ...

Filmmaker Bertie Gregory's new documentary special captures the extreme challenges facing the world's fastest land animal. In his new documentary special, Bertie Gregory follows cheetahs during the ...

Selecting the best travel images from a year’s worth of fantastic photography is quite a challenge when the photographers have travelled to all corners of the world to document features for National ...

From an elusive jaguar to an industrious beaver, photographers captured iconic animal moments around the world. While monitoring the burrow of a rare giant armadillo in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, ...

While the 21st century has been bumpy, it has also ushered in monumental scientific and technological breakthroughs that have changed our world for the better. Advances in medicine have allowed for ...

Around the world, trail designers are quietly employing surprising techniques to engineer awe. You’ve probably felt it without even knowing why. Inside the creative science that’s transforming your ...

A sperm whale floats amid shards of polar pack ice, dead and decomposing, mouth hanging open. When photographer Roie Galitz captured the scene with a drone, the image was so arresting that it took a ...

Harpy eagles are among the strongest birds on Earth, capable of capturing prey nearly their own size. Their enormous talons and crushing grip allow them to snatch monkeys and sloths straight from the ...