Rafting the Urubamba River reveals a side of the Sacred Valley few hikers ever see, with trails etched into the hillsides, birds rising from the reeds and ancient, glacier-crowned peaks standing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sixty years ago, these freshwater springs and forests were drowned by a 9,500-acre reservoir. Could the ecosystem finally be restored? A snorkeler explores the fish-filled depths of Tobacco Patch ...

Whether it’s exploring French Polynesia onboard a 230-passenger cargo ship, gliding along Sweden’s Göta Canal in a 25-cabin, retro-inspired wooden boat or encountering the landscapes and wildlife of ...

AI has begun to play a role in fertility treatment, also known as IVF. While the method is already widely used, it is often expensive, physically demanding, and offers no guarantee of success.

Since Putin invaded Ukraine, the short distance between Nome, Alaska, and Russia seems wider than ever.

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 ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

Dominica fully lives up to its self-appointed nickname as the "Caribbean’s Nature Island." In a region that brims with pristine beaches requiring nothing more but to show up and relax, Dominica ...

The oldest river predates the dinosaurs. But how do we know this?