A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be protective against developing dementia. While there is currently no ...

Titanic: The Digital Resurrection, a new National Geographic documentary streaming on Disney+, tells the story of the effort. It is the largest underwater 3D scan ever made, amounting to 16 ...

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 ...

Sea moss is rich in nutrients—but it can also contain dangerous levels of heavy metals and iodine. Here’s what to know before you take it. A mix of kelp, Irish moss, and sea lettuce harvested ...

Based in Alexandria, Virginia, Norie Quintos is a frequent contributor to National Geographic. Follow her on Instagram.

Satellite imagery of visible light for a nighttime scene near Java, Indonesia collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Highlighted in blue, the image shows what scientists ...

To support a more effective response to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) against women and girls, UNDP Sri Lanka has established a formal partnership with the National Police Academy of Sri ...

The Perseverance rover has found some intriguing samples on the red planet. Here's what they might reveal about the origins of life in our universe—if we can get them back to Earth. Clouds of ...

Scheffler, still the world's No. 1-ranked golfer, seeks to become just the fourth player in tournament history -- the first since Tiger Woods -- to defend his title at Augusta National Golf Club.

The first time National Geographic Explorer Pablo “Popi” Garcia Borboroglu set foot in a penguin colony, he felt the world fall into place. Swept up in the overwhelming energy of half a ...

How many oceans are there? Four, of course. Wrong. While we were busy with the COVID-19 pandemic, NOAA, U.S. Board on Geographic Names, National Geographic and the International Hydrographic ...