The Museum of Exploration could be a celebration of a great tradition — if it steers clear of the wokeness that has overtaken ...

Two scenarios emerge. On the magazine cover, there’s a verdant Earth. Welcome to the optimistic view of writer Emma Marris, who sees a world that is changed—we cannot undo some damage we have ...

Reuben Wu, a British photographer and visual artist based in Chicago, was first introduced to National Geographic as most⁠ people are: When he was a child, he enjoyed looking at the magazines ...

The print issue was one of the most successful issues of the year from a sales point of view, the magazine tells us. So far, National Geographic has received pledges from readers to remove about 200 ...

In the basement of National Geographic’s headquarters, there’s a lab holding a secret tech weapon: Tom O’Brien.As Nat Geo’s photo engineer, O’Brien adapts new technologies to capture ...

This story appears in the October 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. A half century ago astronomers designed a map that would point to Earth from anywhere in the galaxy.

Ira Block/National Geographic Image Collection Named for French monks who once lived nearby, Monks Mound is the largest of all the structures. It covers about 14 acres and stands about 100 feet tall.

The red planet may have once been home to an abundance of microbes. New studies suggest it's possible that some hardy microbes managed to survive underground in a frozen state.

Muralist Michelle Cruz uses a paint roller to affix a mural print to the wall of the Fulton Studios building at Fulton and ...

This story appears in the December 2024 issue of National Geographic magazine. Robert Kunzig lived in France for 12 years and returned to cover the final stages of Notre Dame’s reconstruction, ...

“When there is no water, nothing green, the sand becomes very strong, a very fast enemy,” says Sbai. “It takes a lot of land.” The desert is pressing in from every direction.

This story appears in the October 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. One of the most challenging aspects of storytelling at National Geographic is introducing our readers to people and ...