The barrier islands off the coast of Georgia are littered with millions of oysters left behind by Indigenous peoples. New ...

Cockroaches that catch a ride on ants. Grasshoppers that climb aboard sheep. Hitchhiking animals are more common than you ...

A version of this story appears in the May 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

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A visually stunning series on National Geographic highlights the cooperative strategies penguins use to survive harsh ...

These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a subtropical coastline. After ...

From diving off cliffs to starving for months, emperor penguins are continuing to surprise scientists with their ability to adapt to one of the world’s most extreme environments.

Scientists have learned that particles from car tires are a leading culprit in salmon declines in the Pacific Northwest—and are in our bodies as well. Rubber tires are stacked before getting ...

A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when sealed off from the surface by a thick layer of ice. A large sponge, a ...

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 ...

The White House said Monday it was reviewing how the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine ... the National Security Council said in a statement. The statement came in response to an article ...

Getting enough sleep can be a real challenge, even on a good day. Quality sleep can be even harder to achieve when you’re traveling. Indeed, only one in three travelers report sleeping well.