From the waters of an Arctic archipelago all the way to the Southern Ocean and marine waters in between, these photos show ...

A new documentary from National Geographic Pristine Seas and Oceans North spotlights how Inuit and Cree communities are ...

In our new Ask a Nat Geo Expert Anything series, Dan Buettner weighs in on how to apply the blue zones principles to your own ...

Microbes near the surface of the Southern Ocean sustain the polar food chain — impacting the nutrient flow from the surface ...

Newly dated fossils from New Mexico challenge the idea that dinosaurs were in decline—and suggest instead they had formed ...

President Obama creates a national monument in Delaware, finally bringing the National Park Service to all 50 states.

These urban oases, in cities from Barcelona to Tokyo, provide a calming break from the bright lights and crush of the crowds.

Dan Buettner's iconic National Geographic cover story transformed our idea of what makes for a long, healthy life. It's now published online for the first time. OKINAWA, JAPANSquatting effortlessly on ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Californian Priya Talreja, a Fremont native has been named one of just five researchers nationwide to receive the highly coveted 2025 Fulbright-National Geographic Award. The $20,000 ...

Next time you're on social media consider this: one study evaluating influencer posts on Instagram found that 86 percent of nutrition content didn’t cite any scientific sources—and other research ...

It sounds backward, but research suggests a cup of coffee followed by a short nap could sharpen focus and fight fatigue. Coffee before sleep sounds counterintuitive, but scientists say this unusual ...

Many unexpected human artifacts have been preserved, for centuries, in vulture nests. This sandal woven from grasses and twigs, called an agobía, is somewhere between 727 and 771 years old, ...