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

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 ...

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.

“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 ...

Tristan Duke uses Arctic ice and a unique technique to offer a fresh perspective on a world transformed by climate change.

This story appears in the March 2021 issue of National Geographic magazine. Jupiter is the king, Uranus is the comedian, Pluto is the underdog. But of all the planetary bodies in our solar system ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to discover 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade. A total view of the Virgo ...

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National Geographic stories take you on a journey that's always enlightening, often surprising and unfailingly fascinating. This month–saving forests. May 2022 Issue ...

Operating far past its expected life span, the telescope captures data that answer some of space’s biggest questions—and make glorious images. A colorized composite image captures the Veil ...

Since the days of Emancipation and ‘40 Acres and a Mule,’ land has meant many things to Black families: loss, dreams, injustice—and self-reliance.