Colorado’s largest ski resort has a lot to offer in the warmer months, including scenic gondola rides, music festivals, world ...

China plans to overtake the United States by building the world’s largest national park system, a network of wilderness bigger than Texas.Although China only created its first national park four ...

Despite being one of the most photographed natural spaces in the world, stories of the Okavango Delta are rarely told by ...

Violets and trillimus begin blooming in April and May while lilies, orchids, and meadow wildflowers get started in June. ( Related: I hike 3-4 times a week — these are the daypacks I swear by ) ...

National Geographic revisits Jane Goodall’s iconic 1963 article about the chimpanzees of Gombe Stream Game Reserve.

A new project in the Chugach and Tongass National Forests will make overnights in Alaska’s wilderness less intimidating for ...

Photograph by Martin Edstrom, National Geographic Creative Socotra sits at the entrance to the Gulf of Aden, only 60 miles from the horn of Africa. Politically it is governed by Yemen, some 230 ...

(See more of Ballesta’s work to document this surreal phenomenon in National Geographic ’s story.) The competition, which is in its 57th year, awards 19 categories of wildlife photography ...

A visit to historic or meaningful trees provides a sense of connection to the wonder of the natural world. Vital parts of their ecosystems, trees also spark our imagination, inspire famous books ...

When National Geographic caught up with Goldfarb by phone in New York, he explained how beavers are playing a crucial role in the American West, how a beaver named Jose set up home on the ...

When humpbacks get stuck in fishing gear, their friends stick around to help. Are whales altruistic? A new scientific paper and a video present a compelling case the answer is “yes.” ...

He became a National Geographic Explorer in 2023. “As a human being, a photojournalist, and a Jordanian, “he says, “I’m proud to tell the story of the Al Ma’wa sanctuary, ...