“to save our home planet.” A version of this story appears in the April 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

National Geographic is running a challenge for users to submit photos that "celebrate the beauty of the planet" for Earth Day ...

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 ...

A new study based on two decades of data shows what happens in an ocean ecosystem without great white sharks. Great white ...

While the entrée was originally created in Taiwan, the recipe was actually specifically crafted for American eaters from the ...

A rancher took a backhoe to a critical nesting ground. His conviction, advocates say, “sets a crucial precedent for ...

“It was just a job.” And then tens of thousands of jobs. A version of this story appears in the April 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

South Africa’s winemakers of colour are changing the country’s viticulture, creating a crop of bold new brands.

A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.

Known for spending much of its life underground, the little-known American burying beetle could hold the key to developing ...

"Milky seas” are one of the rarest reported forms of bioluminescence. A new scientific database may finally reveal the ...

Inspired by the humble cabbage, Alissa Timoshkina’s new book, Kapusta, challenges stereotypes around Eastern European cuisine ...