Maps have been a cornerstone of National Geographic since they were published in the first issue of the magazine, in October 1888. The year 1915 witnessed the founding of the Map Department ...

Flip through some of the most compelling National Geographic covers from the last 50 years. See every issue since 1888 cover-to-cover with Nat Geo PLUS, subscribing members’ all-access pass to ...

In fact, National Geographic’s original mission was to ... The world now faces far different challenges than it did at our founding in 1888. Today we inhabit a planet with a burgeoning ...

National Geographic was founded in 1888 by a group of visionaries who embodied an era of exploration, discovery, invention, and change. With offices around the world and headquarters in Washington ...

This story appears in the November 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. In 1888 an Egyptian farmer digging in the sand near the village of Istabl Antar uncovered a mass grave. The bodies ...

Thanks for watching Nat Geo TV! National Geographic has been igniting the explorer in all of us since 1888 through groundbreaking storytelling from the best and brightest scientists, explorers ...

National Geographic was started in 1888 by 33 American men who believed there was a lack of knowledge about the world around ...

The list is inspired by the 33 explorers, scientists and scholars who founded National Geographic in 1888. "With the National Geographic 33, we're honoring a diverse group of changemakers ...