From historic Everest summits to Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research, National Geographic magazine and its famed covers have ...

Our first in-house map was produced during World War I. By the Second World War, the White House was asking for them by name.

Ishiguro found that the invertebrates displayed a remarkable sense of creativity as they harvested food, mated, and burrowed ...

Throughout our history, the magazine’s storytelling has relied on photographers—and on artists such as Fernando Gomez Baptista.

Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and founder of the Jane Goodall Institute was certainly a rarity among conservationists: She was a household name. For more than six decades, she was the ...

How does a 21st-century boy reach manhood? In some cultures the rite of passage is clear. In others, not so much.

When George Shiras published his wildlife photographs in National Geographic it transformed the medium with his novel use of flash and the first camera traps—and changed Nat Geo forever.

This holiday, give the gift of nonstop adventure with the National Geographic Kids magazine and book bundle! Perfect for curious minds ages 6–8, this exciting holiday offer includes 10 action-packed ...

Scientists are mapping the characteristics that adults with ADHD share—and revealing new coping strategies for people living ...

In 1976, National Geographic asked actor Robert Redford to follow in the footsteps of the Wild West's greatest outlaws. This is what he saw.

The revolutionary invention of autochromes changed photography. As those pictures decay, they're revealing a new kind of beauty. First digitized in 2008 (left), this 1937 photo of a dance performance ...