College football’s balance of power has shifted dramatically after two decades of Southern dominance, writes Steven Godfrey.

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Editor's note: Koko the gorilla, an ambassador for her species famous for learning sign language, has died at the age of 46. To honor Koko's memory, National Geographic is republishing ...

Over the last six months, the book publishing arm of the Walt Disney Co. has undergone dramatic changes. And given the scope ...

Editor's note: This story originally misstated how many people are diagnosed with colon cancer. It has been corrected.

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in October 2022 and was updated in August 2023 to address new reports of side effects.

A coalition of LGBTQIA+ folks and allies hung a large transgender pride flag from Yosemite's El Capitan on Tuesday.

Join Nathan Lump, National Geographic’s editor in chief and Jill Tiefenthaler, CEO of the National Geographic Society, for a tour of the cutting-edge Exploration Technology Lab and a look inside ...

Photograph by ROBERT F. SISSON AND DONALD MCBAIN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CREATIVE I’m the tenth editor of National Geographic since its founding in 1888. I’m the first woman and the first Jewish ...

This past December, the United States-based National Association of Marine ... we’ll take care of it.’” Editor's note: This story originally published on May 25, 2023. It has been updated.

Editor's note: This story was updated on April 14, 2025, to clarify that Thomas Shimizu designed the robot used in the Nature study. A previous version also incorrectly described the robot as ...

The inaugural 'National Geographic 33' list includes the likes of Don Cheadle, Selena Gomez, Sterlin Harjo, Michelle Yeoh and Jason Momoa. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor When the National Geographic ...