Emperor penguins taking the plunge, an Arkansas family experiencing a total solar eclipse, and a scientist holding a rare ...

As the year comes to a close, National Geographic has revealed the top pictures its photographers took in 2024. Photographers from the magazine traveled around the world, capturing jaw-dropping images ...

WASHINGTON--This year, from more than 2.3 million images created by National Geographic photographers working across every ...

National Geographic's enterprising photographers have helped readers explore and learn about our beautiful world through ...

The final 20 photos were narrowed down from a pool of 2.3 million − 300,000 more than in 2023, Nat Geo Editor-in-Chief Nathan ...

National Geographic stories take you on a journey that's always enlightening, often surprising and unfailingly fascinating.

From a pink dolphin slinking through the Amazon's waters to the sight of monarch butterflies filling the skies of Mexico, ...

For the past five decades, the National Zoo, in collaboration with partners, has played a significant role in bringing pandas ...

Ephedra seeds found in an ancient burial pit may be the earliest evidence yet for the medicinal use of plants.

In Tal Danino’s “Beautiful Bacteria” (Rizzoli Electa, 184 pages, $50), science and art meet in a revolutionary new way. Mr. Danino has “programmed” bacteria to grow artistically—teaching some to glow ...

Steve Boyes braves Africa's waterways to safeguard water security and preserve the continent's rich biodiversity. Read more ...

The invasive sea lamprey was chomping through the North American region’s native fish, until scientists made a fortuitous ...