For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

A version of this story appears in the October 2023 issue of National Geographic magazine. Editor's note: This story first published on June 16, 2023. It has been updated.

The first picture would have to be of the Tuckers in Mobile, Alabama, right after Katrina. Mr. Tucker died two months after I took the picture. It made me think about my own mortality.

This story first appeared in the August 1963 issue of National Geographic magazine. Up on the mountains the midday sun glared fiercely, but down in the valley near the swift-running stream it was ...

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 ...

Bringing with them the languages of their homelands, immigrants newly arrived by ship at Ellis Island await official processing and approval to reach their destination—New York City, already in sight.

This region with one of the best known names on Earth is also one of the least understood. Could their ancestral way of life ...

In 1822, freed Black Americans began resettling in a colony on the west coast of Africa. But the idea was controversial: Was ...

The April 2025 print edition of National Geographic magazine and two social-first video series, including “33 Seconds with…” and “Nat Geo 33 on…,” explores the passions and motivation ...

In the new National Geographic series Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory, he documents some of the world's most amazing wildlife spectacles. Filmmaker Bertie Gregory emerges camera-first through ...

Learn more about the Society’s support of its Explorers. This story appears in the January 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

National Geographic spotlighted its Pictures of the Year in its December 2024 issue. The photos include captivating images of animals, nature, scientific innovation, and landscapes.