Train travel, a 200-year-old tradition, is experiencing a resurgence — becoming more popular than ever today. Sure, you can ...

Could Spinosaurus swim? A new fossil with a scimitar-like head crest provides new evidence on the unsettled question. Unearthed in a rare Saharan fossil site in Niger, Spinosaurus mirabilis had a ...

Seaweed bathing in Ireland, a trek through Africa’s first designated wilderness quiet park—we asked National Geographic staff and contributors for their favorite places to escape the stress and noise ...

In a new series from National Geographic, the actor travels the world—and rethinks what it means to pursue a life well lived. Will Smith, here in Bhutan, trekked all the way from the South Pole to the ...

Will Smith takes audiences on the ultimate journey of discovery in the new National Geographic original series POLE TO POLE WITH WILL SMITH. The seven-part docuseries premieres Jan. 13 on National ...

These 10 standout images were among thousands of stunning submissions in National Geographic’s Your Shot Pictures of the Year 2025 challenge. The delicate West Indian seagrape sawfly (Sericoceros ...

Selecting the best travel images from a year’s worth of fantastic photography is quite a challenge when the photographers have travelled to all corners of the world to document features for National ...

Few figures in history have done more to change our understanding of the natural world. We celebrate Jane Goodall’s remarkable life with rare images from the National Geographic archives. Ethologist, ...

Americans will get more free national park days in 2026, but it's going to cost foreign tourists much more to visit some of the most popular parks. Starting Jan. 1, "nonresidents without an annual ...

National Geographic has revealed the Pictures of the Year 2025, highlighting images by Nat Geo photographers that inspired and defined the past year. This year's showcase features 25 images that cover ...

As 2025 inches towards its end, National Geographic is celebrating the year by dropping its annual Pictures of the Year 2025, “highlighting the images that most inspired and defined the past year ...

From historic Everest summits to Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research, National Geographic magazine and its famed covers have shared the expanse of our world with readers for well over a century.