This story appears in the January 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Lots of people are talking about Avery Jackson, a nine-year-old girl from Kansas City who is the first transgender ...

When the National Geographic Society published the first issue of its namesake magazine in September of 1888, it was, in the words of the publication, “a very staid affair.” There were no photos ...

By Alex Weprin Media & Business Writer When the National Geographic Society published the first issue of its namesake magazine in September of 1888, it was, in the words of the publication ...